diff --git a/src/BayesWave.c b/src/BayesWave.c
index 8447a8ea4a31185ebfe83bac61f2374743b42004..4e5fb05616fbdc557d440c728dacedcb9ff3dfb2 100644
--- a/src/BayesWave.c
+++ b/src/BayesWave.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
           exit(1);
         }
         fscanf(fptr,"%i",&chain->mc);
-        fscanf(fptr,"%i",&chain->NC);
+        fscanf(fptr,"%i",&NC);
         fscanf(fptr,"%i",&chain->zcount);
                 
         fclose(fptr);