diff --git a/tcl/hdbutil.tcl b/tcl/hdbutil.tcl
index 7c85a093..50086b52 100644
--- a/tcl/hdbutil.tcl
+++ b/tcl/hdbutil.tcl
@@ -549,7 +549,10 @@ proc makestdadmin {} {
     hfactory /instrument/experiment plain spy none
     hattach /instrument/experiment title title
     hattach /instrument/experiment user user
-    hattach /instrument/experiment/user adress address
+    set status [catch {hattach /instrument/experiment/user adress address} msg]
+    if {$status != 0} {
+    set status [catch {hattach /instrument/experiment/user address address} msg]
+    }
     hattach /instrument/experiment/user phone phone
     hattach /instrument/experiment/user email email
     hfactory /instrument/experiment/datafilenumber script sicsdatanumber \