diff --git a/src/common/file_props.py b/src/common/file_props.py
index f6f5e4aa9d95b1371961a4b9d5f3d5fc9afc0f55..48f8b6d6d3484bb5367c368ae1266120f8971fd6 100644
--- a/src/common/file_props.py
+++ b/src/common/file_props.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class FileProp(object):
         # full file path
         self.file_name = None
         self.name = None
-        self.file_desc = None
+        self.desc = None
         self.offset = None
         self.sender = None
         self.receiver = None