diff --git a/sicsdata.c b/sicsdata.c
index ea556363..e589a916 100644
--- a/sicsdata.c
+++ b/sicsdata.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static int copyHM(pSICSData self, int argc, char *argv[],
   }
   pHist = (pHistMem) FindCommandData(pSics, argv[1], "HistMem");
   if (!pHist) {
-    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: histogram memory not found in copytimebin",
+    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: histogram memory not found in copyhm",
             eError);
     return 0;
   }