diff --git a/model_utils/model.py b/model_utils/model.py
index 5f51c6454..85d50053e 100644
--- a/model_utils/model.py
+++ b/model_utils/model.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DeepSpeech2Model(object):
         self._inferer = None
         self._loss_inferer = None
         self._ext_scorer = None
-        self._num_conv_layers = num_rnn_layers
+        self._num_conv_layers = num_conv_layers
         self.logger = logging.getLogger("")
         self.logger.setLevel(level=logging.INFO)