diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Faults/RimFaultRAPreprocSettings.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Faults/RimFaultRAPreprocSettings.cpp
index f5e335d936..862a4874e5 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Faults/RimFaultRAPreprocSettings.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Faults/RimFaultRAPreprocSettings.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ QString RimFaultRAPreprocSettings::startTimeStepGeoMech() const
     if ( m_geomechCase() )
     {
         if ( ( m_startTimestepGeoMech >= 0 ) && ( m_startTimestepGeoMech <= m_geomechCase->timeStepStrings().size() ) )
-            return m_geomechCase->timeStepStrings()[m_startTimestepEclipse];
+            return m_geomechCase->timeStepStrings()[m_startTimestepGeoMech];
     }
     return "";
 }