diff --git a/SAS/MoM/MoMQueryService/MoMQueryServiceServer/momqueryservice.py b/SAS/MoM/MoMQueryService/MoMQueryServiceServer/momqueryservice.py
index 752b52c1b9b14fcfe57f3a94b2481ef93b09eb0a..f3e3ddae9bafddb59f9a629b58d5061e16c1c24a 100755
--- a/SAS/MoM/MoMQueryService/MoMQueryServiceServer/momqueryservice.py
+++ b/SAS/MoM/MoMQueryService/MoMQueryServiceServer/momqueryservice.py
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ def main():
                           description='runs the momqueryservice')
     parser.add_option('-b', '--broker', dest='broker', type='string', default=DEFAULT_BROKER,
                       help='Address of the messaging broker, default: %default')
-    parser.add_option("-e", "--excange", dest="excange", type="string", default=DEFAULT_BUSNAME,
+    parser.add_option("-e", "--exchange", dest="exchange", type="string", default=DEFAULT_BUSNAME,
                       help="Name of the bus exchange on the broker, [default: %default]")
     parser.add_option_group(dbcredentials.options_group(parser))
     parser.set_defaults(dbcredentials="MoM")