diff --git a/src/nucBed/nucBedMain.cpp b/src/nucBed/nucBedMain.cpp
index f8cbc35a8b4fe395a75be6fe33b172623ee9ef2d..c37212a81657a94588965a62a1d21bf5d5b681c9 100644
--- a/src/nucBed/nucBedMain.cpp
+++ b/src/nucBed/nucBedMain.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int nuc_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 i++;
             }
 	}
-        else if(PARAMETER_CHECK("-useFullHeader", 11, parameterLength)) {
+        else if(PARAMETER_CHECK("-fullHeader", 11, parameterLength)) {
             useFullHeader = true;
         }
         else {