diff --git a/scripts/ztplot.py b/scripts/ztplot.py
index 2e2d174588b4b93bae679575925167d81a4ee7b8..aadc1abb851f9fae332ca6de11fbeced212980df 100755
--- a/scripts/ztplot.py
+++ b/scripts/ztplot.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ZTPlot(Module):
         self.run = True
         self.max_queue = 3
         self.queue = queue.Queue()
-        self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self.plot, deamon=True)
+        self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self.plot, daemon=True)
         self.thread.start()
 
     def process(self, blob):