diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinNegativeEnergyNeutralPFOsAlg.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinNegativeEnergyNeutralPFOsAlg.cxx
index 42caf7ee5f6dac9db05fc098eb0b329559745283..c5ba04c5a0c7264100bfab1831fb69b2cc02af4c 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinNegativeEnergyNeutralPFOsAlg.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinNegativeEnergyNeutralPFOsAlg.cxx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ StatusCode ThinNegativeEnergyNeutralPFOsAlg::execute()
 
     const EventContext& ctx = Gaudi::Hive::currentContext();
     
-    if(!m_neutralPFOsFEKey.key().empty()){
+    if(!m_neutralPFOsKey.key().empty()){
 
         // Retrieve the container
         SG::ThinningHandle<xAOD::PFOContainer> neutralPFOs (m_neutralPFOsKey, ctx);