diff --git a/src/angle_zero.cpp b/src/angle_zero.cpp
index 50bdc88fb3..9803f64379 100644
--- a/src/angle_zero.cpp
+++ b/src/angle_zero.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void AngleZero::settings(int narg, char **arg)
     error->all(FLERR,"Illegal angle_style command");
 
   if (narg == 1) {
-    if (strcmp("nocoeffs",arg[0]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
+    if (strcmp("nocoeff",arg[0]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
     else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal angle_style command");
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/bond_zero.cpp b/src/bond_zero.cpp
index 58ed807482..aec32468e3 100644
--- a/src/bond_zero.cpp
+++ b/src/bond_zero.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void BondZero::settings(int narg, char **arg)
     error->all(FLERR,"Illegal bond_style command");
 
   if (narg == 1) {
-    if (strcmp("nocoeffs",arg[0]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
+    if (strcmp("nocoeff",arg[0]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
     else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal bond_style command");
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/dihedral_zero.cpp b/src/dihedral_zero.cpp
index d0cea2cecc..8d5ad5f02b 100644
--- a/src/dihedral_zero.cpp
+++ b/src/dihedral_zero.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void DihedralZero::settings(int narg, char **arg)
     error->all(FLERR,"Illegal dihedral_style command");
 
   if (narg == 1) {
-    if (strcmp("nocoeffs",arg[0]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
+    if (strcmp("nocoeff",arg[0]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
     else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal dihedral_style command");
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/improper_zero.cpp b/src/improper_zero.cpp
index ac07a87aef..a8f9923cd2 100644
--- a/src/improper_zero.cpp
+++ b/src/improper_zero.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void ImproperZero::settings(int narg, char **arg)
     error->all(FLERR,"Illegal improper_style command");
 
   if (narg == 1) {
-    if (strcmp("nocoeffs",arg[0]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
+    if (strcmp("nocoeff",arg[0]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
     else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal improper_style command");
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/pair_zero.cpp b/src/pair_zero.cpp
index 67f4a15ae3..731a743d53 100644
--- a/src/pair_zero.cpp
+++ b/src/pair_zero.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void PairZero::settings(int narg, char **arg)
 
   cut_global = force->numeric(FLERR,arg[0]);
   if (narg == 2) {
-    if (strcmp("nocoeffs",arg[1]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
+    if (strcmp("nocoeff",arg[1]) == 0) check_coeffs=0;
     else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal pair_style command");
   }
 
diff --git a/test/02_commands/in.read_data-007 b/test/02_commands/in.read_data-007
index 2848fb9876..07e5c988aa 100644
--- a/test/02_commands/in.read_data-007
+++ b/test/02_commands/in.read_data-007
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ timer off
 atom_style full
 
 # set up dummy styles to be able to read data file and skip force field data.
-pair_style zero 5.0 nocoeffs
-bond_style zero nocoeffs
-angle_style zero nocoeffs
-dihedral_style zero nocoeffs
-improper_style zero nocoeffs
+pair_style zero 5.0 nocoeff
+bond_style zero nocoeff
+angle_style zero nocoeff
+dihedral_style zero nocoeff
+improper_style zero nocoeff
 
 read_data peptide.data