diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm b/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
index b76df5c54..59bf595b8 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ sub set {
 	$properties->{fieldName} = $self->getId;
 	$self->session->db->setRow("userProfileField","fieldName",$properties);
 	foreach my $key (keys %{$properties}) {
-		$self->{_property}{$key} = $properties->{$key};
+		$self->{_properties}{$key} = $properties->{$key};
 	}
 }