diff --git a/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp b/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
index cacf1ca237..9177381a35 100644
--- a/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void PythonImpl::command(int narg, char **arg)
   if ((narg > 1) && (strcmp(arg[0], "source") == 0)) {
     int err = -1;
 
-    if ((narg > 2) && (strcmp(arg[1], "inline") == 0)) {
+    if ((narg > 2) && (strcmp(arg[1], "here") == 0)) {
       err = execute_string(arg[2]);
     } else {
       if (platform::file_is_readable(arg[1]))
diff --git a/unittest/python/test_python_package.cpp b/unittest/python/test_python_package.cpp
index 8b4f998bfc..f998ebbcd8 100644
--- a/unittest/python/test_python_package.cpp
+++ b/unittest/python/test_python_package.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ TEST_F(PythonPackageTest, RunSourceInline)
 {
     // execute inline python script
     auto output = CAPTURE_OUTPUT([&] {
-        command("python source inline \"\"\"\n"
+        command("python source here \"\"\"\n"
                 "from __future__ import print_function\n"
                 "print(2+2)\n"
                 "\"\"\"");