diff --git a/cronwrapper/__init__.py b/cronwrapper/__init__.py
index f77d654..212a295 100755
--- a/cronwrapper/__init__.py
+++ b/cronwrapper/__init__.py
@@ -195,7 +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.err_re]
+        re_checks = [re.compile(r) for r in args.ignore_error]
         ok = True
         with open(errfile, 'r') as f:
             for line in f: