diff --git a/src/NumericalInitialization.cc b/src/NumericalInitialization.cc
index cc5253bb9f938e5033aefe52702a6c6d5b9b59c7..116b923ea5001c2b367d8d3d9f3f228105a2b38f 100644
--- a/src/NumericalInitialization.cc
+++ b/src/NumericalInitialization.cc
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ InitvalFileStatement::writeOutput(ostream &output, [[maybe_unused]] const string
          << "%" << endl
          << "options_.initval_file = true;" << endl;
   options_list.writeOutput(output, "options_initvalf");
-  output << "[oo_.initval_series, options_.periods] = initvalf(M_, options_initvalf);" << endl;
+  output << "[oo_.initval_series, options_.periods] = histvalf_initvalf('INITVALF', M_, options_initvalf);" << endl;
 }
 
 void