diff --git a/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/TrigConfJobOptionsSvc.cxx b/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/TrigConfJobOptionsSvc.cxx
index c8e05bdd091ce426e82e6ee174f8526ce82daa74..bdde244e657e12f7d9adde501dedb8775c157078 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/TrigConfJobOptionsSvc.cxx
+++ b/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/TrigConfJobOptionsSvc.cxx
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ StatusCode TrigConf::JobOptionsSvc::initialize()
 
   //  m_optsvc = serviceLocator()->getOptsSvc();
   ATH_CHECK(m_optsvc.retrieve());
-  m_optsvc->set( this->name() + ".TYPE" , "NONE" );
+  SmartIF<IService> josvc = &*m_josvc;
+  m_optsvc->set( josvc->name() + ".TYPE" , "NONE" );
 
   
   if (m_sourceType == "FILE") {