diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index 307d9093061eee3d0cb07497b546eda3e1289f65..ef5de3e43fae781990a74ac6a931c213e43e00aa 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ amv_press_name = 'pres'
 # aeolus_dict: time -> profiles
 # amv_files_path: directory containing AMVs, '/home/user/amvdir/'
 # return dict: aeolus time -> tuple (amv_lon, amv_lat, amv_pres, amv_spd, amv_dir)
-def match_amvs_to_aelous(aeolus_dict, amv_files_path, amv_source='OPS', band='14'):
+def match_amvs_to_aeolous(aeolus_dict, amv_files_path, amv_source='OPS', band='14'):
     nav = GEOSNavigation()
     match_dict = {}