diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/rhoChemistryModel/newRhoChemistryModel.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/rhoChemistryModel/newRhoChemistryModel.C
index 15a7fbe9bf..c59a607f87 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/rhoChemistryModel/newRhoChemistryModel.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/chemistryModel/chemistryModel/rhoChemistryModel/newRhoChemistryModel.C
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::rhoChemistryModel> Foam::rhoChemistryModel::New
             )
         );
 
-        chemistryPropertiesDict.lookup("rhoChemistryModelType") >> userModel;
+        chemistryPropertiesDict.lookup("rhoChemistryModel") >> userModel;
 
         // construct chemistry model type name by inserting first template
         // argument