diff --git a/bin/pt-agent b/bin/pt-agent
index f93813c2..09616b32 100755
--- a/bin/pt-agent
+++ b/bin/pt-agent
@@ -7214,7 +7214,7 @@ sub replace_special_vars {
             $word =~ s/__META__/$meta_dir/g;
             $word =~ s/__STAGE__/$stage_dir/g;
             $word =~ s/__SERVICE__/$service/g;
-            $word =~ s/__STAGE_FILE_/$stage_dir\/$ts.$service/g;
+            $word =~ s/__STAGE_FILE__/$stage_dir\/$ts.$service/g;
             $word =~ s/__META_FILE__/$meta_dir\/$service.meta/g;
             $word =~ s/__BIN_DIR__/$bin_dir/g;
             $word =~ s/__TRASH_FILE__/$spool_dir\/.trash\/$service/g;