diff --git a/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTextEditCtrl.cpp b/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTextEditCtrl.cpp
index 2e12e36f4..3ed1ea40f 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTextEditCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTextEditCtrl.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ void GuiTextEditCtrl::execConsoleCallback()
    Parent::execConsoleCallback();
 
    // Update the console variable:
-   setVariable(mTextBuffer.getPtr8());
+   if ( mConsoleVariable[0] )
+      Con::setVariable(mConsoleVariable, mTextBuffer.getPtr8());
 }
 
 void GuiTextEditCtrl::updateHistory( StringBuffer *inTxt, bool moveIndex )