diff --git a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/DPMFoam/createFields.H b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/DPMFoam/createFields.H
index 07dfd225..0772e7d7 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/lagrangian/DPMFoam/createFields.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/lagrangian/DPMFoam/createFields.H
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         )
     );
 
-    word continuousPhaseName(transportProperties.lookup("contiuousPhaseName"));
+    word continuousPhaseName(transportProperties.lookup("continuousPhaseName"));
 
     dimensionedScalar rhocValue
     (