diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index da924e80..8e2a50a5 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export interface BCSettings {
   trailSeperator: string;
   useAllMetadata: boolean;
   userHiers: UserHier[];
-  userHierarchies: UserHier[];
   visGraph: visTypes;
   visRelation: Relations;
   visClosed: string;
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index ac41893b..8fd8a226 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ export default class BCPlugin extends Plugin {
     await this.loadSettings();
 
     // Prevent breaking change
-    if (this.settings.hasOwnProperty("userHierarchies")) {
-      this.settings.userHiers = this.settings.userHierarchies;
+    const { userHierarchies } = this.settings;
+    if (userHierarchies !== undefined && userHierarchies.length > 0) {
+      this.settings.userHiers = userHierarchies;
       delete this.settings.userHierarchies;
       await this.saveSettings();
     }