diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/archiver.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/archiver.py
index 3f3158d0f4ed0943126dfcfff8b957233955a8dd..eae77f0abee704eaf406d4456fd0c0e4e4297d2d 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/archiver.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/archiver.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ class Archiver():
         """
         Stops the data archiving of the attribute passed as input, and remove it from the subscriber's list. 
         """
+        attribute_name = attribute_fqdn(attribute_name)
         self.cm.AttributeStop(attribute_name)
         self.cm.AttributeRemove(attribute_name)
         logger.warning(f"Attribute {attribute_name} removed!")