diff --git a/cronwrapper/__init__.py b/cronwrapper/__init__.py
index 629c3d8..f77d654 100755
--- a/cronwrapper/__init__.py
+++ b/cronwrapper/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import argparse
 import datetime
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ def main():
 
     if res in args.success_exit_codes:
         # Possible success, check error output
-        re_checks = [re.compile(r) for r in args.ignore_error]
+        re_checks = [re.compile(r) for r in args.err_re]
         ok = True
         with open(errfile, 'r') as f:
             for line in f: