diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/tilebeam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/tilebeam.py
index 36b8b8a0db6c34221b20ff9c9fa13d3630dbff24..a98e88a764461b1b1b7cd1b90a0feed8975e175d 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/tilebeam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/tilebeam.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class TileBeam(beam_device):
             d.set_measure_time(timestamp)
 
             # calculate the delays based on the set reference position, the set time and now the set direction and antenna positions
-            delays[tile] = d.convert(pointing_direction[tile], self.HBAT_antenna_positions[tile])
+            delays[tile] = d.delays(pointing_direction[tile], self.HBAT_antenna_positions[tile])
 
         return delays