diff --git a/hypernetx/classes/hypergraph.py b/hypernetx/classes/hypergraph.py
index 9ac21b89..02d44cc3 100644
--- a/hypernetx/classes/hypergraph.py
+++ b/hypernetx/classes/hypergraph.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def __init__(
                         0,
                         weight_col=edge_weight_prop_col,
                         default_weight=default_edge_weight,
-                        misc_properties_col=misc_edge_properties_col,
+                        misc_properties_col=misc_properties_col,
                     )
                     edge_propertystore = PropertyStore(
                         edfp, default_weight=default_edge_weight