diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index 75354466a3..07b5eaa953 100755
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ static int handle_add_queue_member(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
 	} else if (strcmp(argv[4], "to")) {
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
-	} else if ((argc == 8) && strcmp(argv[6], "priority")) {
+	} else if ((argc == 8) && strcmp(argv[6], "penalty")) {
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
 	}