diff --git a/src/ipgp/apps/ew2sc3/ew2sc3.cpp b/src/ipgp/apps/ew2sc3/ew2sc3.cpp
index 82f80c30f1..98dc7274b7 100644
--- a/src/ipgp/apps/ew2sc3/ew2sc3.cpp
+++ b/src/ipgp/apps/ew2sc3/ew2sc3.cpp
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ int EW2SC3::extractOrigin(char* msg) {
 				p_idx++;
 			}
 
-			if ( pPhase.find("S") != string::npos ) {
+			if ( sPhase.find("S") != string::npos ) {
 
 				Time st;
 				st.set(to_int(year), to_int(mdhm.substr(0, 2)),