diff --git a/lxc-iptag b/lxc-iptag
index f64e6be..9f0e103 100755
--- a/lxc-iptag
+++ b/lxc-iptag
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ check() {
 
     time_since_last_lxc_status_check=$((current_time - last_lxc_status_check_time))
     if [[ "${LXC_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL}" -gt 0 ]] \
-        && [[ "${time_since_last_lxc_status_check}" -ge "${STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL}" ]]; then
+        && [[ "${time_since_last_lxc_status_check}" -ge "${LXC_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL}" ]]; then
         echo "Checking lxc status..."
         last_lxc_status_check_time=${current_time}
         if lxc_status_changed; then