diff --git a/matlab/TCV/gdat_tcv.m b/matlab/TCV/gdat_tcv.m
index e3767928b2bd2b60357658fb8f6abd25359d3f0d..d8977c80fa263af90386cfe3a3b1a8ee0e3d97e8 100644
--- a/matlab/TCV/gdat_tcv.m
+++ b/matlab/TCV/gdat_tcv.m
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ elseif strcmp(mapping_for_tcv.method,'switchcase')
       end
       if strcmp(data_request_eff(end-3:end),'_rho')
         aatmp2 = tdi(nodenameeff2);
-        if mod(aatmp2.status_mds,2) == 0
+        if mod(aatmp2.status,2) == 0
           error_status = 102;
           gdat_data.status = error_status;
         end