diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/settings/abstract_settings.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/settings/abstract_settings.py
index fe39cad1e..87a93e2e6 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/settings/abstract_settings.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/settings/abstract_settings.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AbstractSettings(object):
     _echo = False
     _cache = {}
     _check_set = True
-    _type = None
+    _instance = None
 
     @classmethod
     def flush(cls, xbmc_addon):
diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/settings/xbmc/xbmc_plugin_settings.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/settings/xbmc/xbmc_plugin_settings.py
index 1145f95a1..ac6f0b2e3 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/settings/xbmc/xbmc_plugin_settings.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/settings/xbmc/xbmc_plugin_settings.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ def flush(cls, xbmc_addon):
         cls._echo = get_kodi_setting_bool('debug.showloginfo')
         cls._cache = {}
         if current_system_version.compatible(21, 0):
-            cls._type = xbmc_addon.getSettings
+            cls._instance = xbmc_addon.getSettings()
         else:
-            cls._type = xbmcaddon.Addon
+            cls._instance = xbmcaddon.Addon()
 
     def get_bool(self, setting, default=None, echo=None):
         if setting in self._cache:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def get_bool(self, setting, default=None, echo=None):
 
         error = False
         try:
-            value = bool(self._get_bool(self._type(), setting))
+            value = bool(self._get_bool(self._instance, setting))
         except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
             error = exc
             try:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def get_bool(self, setting, default=None, echo=None):
 
     def set_bool(self, setting, value, echo=None):
         try:
-            error = not self._set_bool(self._type(), setting, value)
+            error = not self._set_bool(self._instance, setting, value)
             if error and self._check_set:
                 error = 'failed'
             else:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def get_int(self, setting, default=-1, process=None, echo=None):
 
         error = False
         try:
-            value = int(self._get_int(self._type(), setting))
+            value = int(self._get_int(self._instance, setting))
             if process:
                 value = process(value)
         except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def get_int(self, setting, default=-1, process=None, echo=None):
 
     def set_int(self, setting, value, echo=None):
         try:
-            error = not self._set_int(self._type(), setting, value)
+            error = not self._set_int(self._instance, setting, value)
             if error and self._check_set:
                 error = 'failed'
             else:
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def get_string(self, setting, default='', echo=None):
 
         error = False
         try:
-            value = self._get_str(self._type(), setting) or default
+            value = self._get_str(self._instance, setting) or default
         except (RuntimeError, TypeError) as exc:
             error = exc
             value = default
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def get_string(self, setting, default='', echo=None):
 
     def set_string(self, setting, value, echo=None):
         try:
-            error = not self._set_str(self._type(), setting, value)
+            error = not self._set_str(self._instance, setting, value)
             if error and self._check_set:
                 error = 'failed'
             else:
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def get_string_list(self, setting, default=None, echo=None):
 
         error = False
         try:
-            value = self._get_str_list(self._type(), setting)
+            value = self._get_str_list(self._instance, setting)
             if not value:
                 value = [] if default is None else default
         except (RuntimeError, TypeError) as exc:
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def get_string_list(self, setting, default=None, echo=None):
 
     def set_string_list(self, setting, value, echo=None):
         try:
-            error = not self._set_str_list(self._type(), setting, value)
+            error = not self._set_str_list(self._instance, setting, value)
             if error and self._check_set:
                 error = 'failed'
             else: