diff --git a/pandora/item/managers.py b/pandora/item/managers.py
index 4ce60c53..f0093266 100644
--- a/pandora/item/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/item/managers.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user, owner=None):
         exclude = False
 
     facet_keys = models.Item.facet_keys + ['title']
-    key_type = settings.CONFIG['keys'].get(k, {'type':'string'}).get('type')
+    key_type = (utils.get_by_id(settings.CONFIG['itemKeys'], k) or {'type': 'string'}).get('type')
     if isinstance(key_type, list):
         key_type = key_type[0]
     key_type = {
diff --git a/pandora/item/views.py b/pandora/item/views.py
index fa8b5676..f40fc911 100644
--- a/pandora/item/views.py
+++ b/pandora/item/views.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def autocomplete(request):
         data['range'] = [0, 10]
     op = data.get('operator', '=')
 
-    key = settings.CONFIG['keys'][data['key']]
+    key = utils.get_by_id(settings.CONFIG['itemKeys'], data['key'])
     order_by = key.get('autocompleteSort', False)
     if order_by:
         for o in order_by: