diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
index 43329eb006..f35c3cb8f8 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_dptools/mod_dptools.c
@@ -6285,7 +6285,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(vad_test_function)
 	if ((var = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "vad_silence_ms"))) {
 		tmp = atoi(var);
 
-		if (tmp > 0) switch_vad_set_param(vad, "sicence_ms", tmp);
+		if (tmp > 0) switch_vad_set_param(vad, "silence_ms", tmp);
 	}
 
 	if ((var = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, "vad_thresh"))) {