diff --git a/aosstower/l00/influxdb.py b/aosstower/l00/influxdb.py
index 50a1cb7a1a146600624df3a2aa8760babb2342e8..12f012e4091910c6abf8dc733be28d9ab23b3258 100644
--- a/aosstower/l00/influxdb.py
+++ b/aosstower/l00/influxdb.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from aosstower.l00.parser import read_frames
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # map station name to InfluxDB tags
 STATIONS = {
-    "AOSS Tower": {"instrument": "tower", "site": "aoss"},
+    "AOSS Tower": {"inst": "tower", "site": "aoss"},
 }