diff --git a/matlab/get_lhs_and_rhs.m b/matlab/get_lhs_and_rhs.m
index c7100deb5773308aad599eb89db6f7ef68a0449a..15932a5a6a503d2fe2a3d5c8b779a62b68f6f4d6 100644
--- a/matlab/get_lhs_and_rhs.m
+++ b/matlab/get_lhs_and_rhs.m
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ end
 if original
     jsonfil = loadjson([DynareModel.fname filesep() 'model' filesep() 'json' filesep() 'modfile-original.json']);
 else
-    jsonfil = loadjson([DynareModel.fname filesep() 'model' filesep() 'json' filesep() 'modfile.json']));
+    jsonfil = loadjson([DynareModel.fname filesep() 'model' filesep() 'json' filesep() 'modfile.json']);
 end
 jsonmod = jsonfil.model;
 jsoneqn = getEquationsByTags(jsonmod, 'name', eqname);