diff --git a/Tracking/TrkDetDescr/TrkDetDescrSvc/python/AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc.py b/Tracking/TrkDetDescr/TrkDetDescrSvc/python/AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc.py
index 5cfcfff1840da338f9734e46616e93a38f130f4c..b0e044c1b04431ad9e807a890213f3a3edbec1b8 100644
--- a/Tracking/TrkDetDescr/TrkDetDescrSvc/python/AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc.py
+++ b/Tracking/TrkDetDescr/TrkDetDescrSvc/python/AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from TrkDetDescrSvc.TrkDetDescrSvcConf import Trk__TrackingGeometrySvc
 class ConfiguredTrackingGeometrySvc( Trk__TrackingGeometrySvc ) :   
 
     # constructor
-    def __init__(self,name = 'AtlasExtrapolator'):
+    def __init__(self,name = 'AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc'):
         
         if TrkDetFlags.ConfigurationOutputLevel() < 3 :
           print '[ Configuration : start ] *** '+name+' ********************************'