diff --git a/src/m/classes/hydrologyshakti.py b/src/m/classes/hydrologyshakti.py
index 0edbcae1..2fdfd47c 100644
--- a/src/m/classes/hydrologyshakti.py
+++ b/src/m/classes/hydrologyshakti.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def checkconsistency(self, md, solution, analyses):  # {{{
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'hydrology.neumannflux', 'timeseries', 1, 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'hydrology.spchead', 'Inf', 1, 'timeseries', 1)
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'hydrology.relaxation', '>=', 0)
-        md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'materials.storage', '>', 0, 'universal', 1, 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
+        md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'hydrology.storage', '>=', 0, 'universal', 1, 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'hydrology.requested_outputs', 'stringrow', 1)
         return md
     # }}}