diff --git a/conf/e3/config.json b/conf/e3/config.json
index 8783055b8..1cecc89d2 100644
--- a/conf/e3/config.json
+++ b/conf/e3/config.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         "nmr.timeout": 5,
         "nmr.removenewbie": 0,
         "GiveRestriction": 3,
+        "healing.forest": 2.0,
         "hunger.long": false,
         "hunger.damage": "1d9+9",
         "hunger.demons.skill": true,
diff --git a/res/e3a/races.xml b/res/e3a/races.xml
index 3402fdb73..4fcc76e4f 100644
--- a/res/e3a/races.xml
+++ b/res/e3a/races.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@
   <race name="elf" magres="10" maxaura="1.0" regaura="1.1" recruitcost="200" maintenance="10" weight="1000" capacity="540" speed="1.0" hp="20" damage="1d5" unarmedattack="-2" unarmeddefense="-2" playerrace="yes" walk="yes" giveperson="yes" giveunit="yes" getitem="yes" equipment="yes">
     <ai splitsize="10000" moverandom="yes" learn="yes"/>
     <function name="itemdrop" value="defaultdrops"/>
-    <param name="regen.forest" value="2.0"/>
     <skill name="armorer" modifier="-1"/>
     <skill name="bow" modifier="2"/>
     <skill name="building" modifier="-1"/>
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.c b/src/kernel/unit.c
index 329a523c6..27a296a15 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.c
@@ -2060,9 +2060,10 @@ double u_heal_factor(const unit * u)
             rc_elf = get_race(RC_ELF);
         }
         if (rc == rc_elf) {
-            double elf_regen = 1.0;
-            if (rc->parameters) {
-                elf_regen = get_param_flt(rc->parameters, "regen.forest", elf_regen);
+            static int cache;
+            static double elf_regen;
+            if (config_changed(&cache)) {
+                elf_regen = config_get_flt("healing.forest", 1.0);
             }
             return elf_regen;
         }
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.test.c b/src/kernel/unit.test.c
index bf4e9a389..1ddf6282e 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.test.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static void test_heal_factor(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, (void *)rc, (void *)get_race(RC_ELF));
     u_setrace(u, get_race(RC_ELF));
     CuAssertDblEquals(tc, 1.0, u_heal_factor(u), 0.0);
-    set_param(&rc->parameters, "regen.forest", "1.5");
+    config_set("healing.forest", "1.5");
     CuAssertDblEquals(tc, 1.5, u_heal_factor(u), 0.0);
     test_cleanup();
 }