diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/python/injection_utils.py b/gstlal-ugly/python/injection_utils.py
index ebeac24d99b76a4387b61ca892d2b29f01093abe..2f709cf6515b20fdee7a4b9cb4228bb8803c781c 100644
--- a/gstlal-ugly/python/injection_utils.py
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/python/injection_utils.py
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ def is_hopeless_hp_hc(row, paramdict, h1_psd, l1_psd, v1_psd, fph, fch, fpl, fcl
     hvtilde.data.data = htilde_v_data
     #hktilde.data.data = htilde_k_data
 
-    rho_h = lalsimulation.MeasureSNRFD(hptilde, h1_psd, row.f_lower, -1.0)
-    rho_l = lalsimulation.MeasureSNRFD(hctilde, l1_psd, row.f_lower, -1.0)
+    rho_h = lalsimulation.MeasureSNRFD(hhtilde, h1_psd, row.f_lower, -1.0)
+    rho_l = lalsimulation.MeasureSNRFD(hltilde, l1_psd, row.f_lower, -1.0)
     rho_v = lalsimulation.MeasureSNRFD(hvtilde, v1_psd, row.f_lower, -1.0)
     #rho_k = lalsimulation.MeasureSNRFD(hktilde, k1_psd, row.f_lower, -1.)