diff --git a/afsk/main.c b/afsk/main.c
index ef34ecc8..64713fe1 100644
--- a/afsk/main.c
+++ b/afsk/main.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ void get_tlm(void) {
 
 //    FILE * file = popen(pythonStr, "r");
     fputc('\n', file1);
-    fgets(cmdbuffer, 1000, file);
+    fgets(cmdbuffer, 1000, file1);
     //   printf("result: %s\n", cmdbuffer);
 //    pclose(file);