diff --git a/pvc/NodeInstance.py b/pvc/NodeInstance.py
index d6ae8a50..0b0a30bc 100644
--- a/pvc/NodeInstance.py
+++ b/pvc/NodeInstance.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def fenceNode(node_name, zk):
     ipmi_hostname = zk.get('/nodes/{}/ipmihostname'.format(node_name))[0].decode('ascii')
     ipmi_username = zk.get('/nodes/{}/ipmiusername'.format(node_name))[0].decode('ascii')
     ipmi_password = zk.get('/nodes/{}/ipmipassword'.format(node_name))[0].decode('ascii')
-    rebootViaIPMI(ipmi_hostname, ipmi_user, ipmi_password)
+    rebootViaIPMI(ipmi_hostname, ipmi_username, ipmi_password)
 
     ansiiprint.echo('Moving VMs from dead hypervisor "{}" to new hosts'.format(node_name), '', 'i')
     dead_node_running_domains = zk.get('/nodes/{}/runningdomains'.format(node_name))[0].decode('ascii').split()