diff --git a/mbientlab/metawear/__init__.py b/mbientlab/metawear/__init__.py
index 9a1a212..1a8cfae 100644
--- a/mbientlab/metawear/__init__.py
+++ b/mbientlab/metawear/__init__.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def create_voidp(fn, **kwargs):
 
     result = [None]
     def handler(ctx, pointer):
-        result[0] = RuntimeError("Could not create " + (kwargs['resource'] if 'resource' in kwarg else "resource") ) if pointer == None else pointer
+        result[0] = RuntimeError("Could not create " + (kwargs['resource'] if 'resource' in kwargs else "resource") ) if pointer == None else pointer
         e.set()
 
     callback_wrapper = FnVoid_VoidP_VoidP(handler)