diff --git a/nw/gui/dialogs/docsplit.py b/nw/gui/dialogs/docsplit.py
index 7142c6e5..f95e0041 100644
--- a/nw/gui/dialogs/docsplit.py
+++ b/nw/gui/dialogs/docsplit.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class GuiDocSplit(QDialog):
                 elif wTitle.startswith("### "):
                     itemLayout = nwItemLayout.SCENE
                 elif wTitle.startswith("#### "):
-                    itemLayout = nwItemLayout.PAGE
+                    itemLayout = nwItemLayout.SCENE
 
             wTitle = wTitle.lstrip("#")
             wTitle = wTitle.strip()