diff --git a/etc/init.d/dm-daq-services b/etc/init.d/dm-daq-services
index 6cefdb470c8af27284f41cbbe1deafc109854228..b7ed86dc1cb1302d28478d24a95f4e406ae3102e 100755
--- a/etc/init.d/dm-daq-services
+++ b/etc/init.d/dm-daq-services
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Helper script to start and stop DAQ node services
 
-MY_DIR=`dirname $0` && cd $MYDIR && MYDIR=`pwd`
+MY_DIR=`dirname $0` && cd $MY_DIR && MY_DIR=`pwd`
 
 # The list below defines order of starting/stopping services
 startList="mongodb mongo-express daq-web-service cat-web-service"