diff --git a/src/cvrUtil/CVRMulticastSocket.cpp b/src/cvrUtil/CVRMulticastSocket.cpp
index 1b1fe73f..f1e326ab 100644
--- a/src/cvrUtil/CVRMulticastSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/cvrUtil/CVRMulticastSocket.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CVRMulticastSocket::CVRMulticastSocket(MCSocketType st,
     _port = port;
 
     _socket = (int)socket(AF_INET,SOCK_DGRAM,0);
-    if(socket < 0)
+    if(_socket < 0)
     {
         std::cerr << "CVRMulticastSocket: error creating socket." << std::endl;
         return;