diff --git a/devtools/client/debugger/src/main.js b/devtools/client/debugger/src/main.js
index 033f8e38327c..66bd5afddb43 100644
--- a/devtools/client/debugger/src/main.js
+++ b/devtools/client/debugger/src/main.js
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ function setPauseOnDebuggerStatement() {
 }
 
 function setPauseOnExceptions() {
-  const { pauseOnExceptions, pauseOnCaughtException } = prefs;
+  const { pauseOnExceptions, pauseOnCaughtExceptions } = prefs;
   return firefox.clientCommands.pauseOnExceptions(
     pauseOnExceptions,
-    pauseOnCaughtException
+    pauseOnCaughtExceptions
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/devtools/client/debugger/test/mochitest/browser_dbg-pause-exceptions.js b/devtools/client/debugger/test/mochitest/browser_dbg-pause-exceptions.js
index 18193bba5745..ffc1bdea28b2 100644
--- a/devtools/client/debugger/test/mochitest/browser_dbg-pause-exceptions.js
+++ b/devtools/client/debugger/test/mochitest/browser_dbg-pause-exceptions.js
@@ -133,6 +133,37 @@ add_task(async function () {
   await resume(dbg);
 });
 
+add_task(async function testSettingAppliedOnStartup() {
+  let dbg = await initDebugger("doc-exceptions.html", "exceptions.js");
+
+  await togglePauseOnExceptions(dbg, true, true);
+
+  await dbg.toolbox.closeToolbox();
+
+  // Do not use `initDebugger` as it resets all settings
+  const toolbox = await openNewTabAndToolbox(
+    EXAMPLE_URL + "doc-exceptions.html",
+    "jsdebugger"
+  );
+  dbg = createDebuggerContext(toolbox);
+
+  await waitForSource(dbg, "exceptions.js");
+
+  const pauseOnCaughtExceptionCheckbox = findElementWithSelector(
+    dbg,
+    ".breakpoints-exceptions-caught input"
+  );
+  ok(pauseOnCaughtExceptionCheckbox.checked, "The settings is visualy enabled");
+
+  uncaughtException();
+  await waitForPaused(dbg);
+  await assertPausedAtSourceAndLine(
+    dbg,
+    findSource(dbg, "exceptions.js").id,
+    2
+  );
+});
+
 function uncaughtException() {
   return invokeInTab("uncaughtException").catch(() => {});
 }