diff --git a/bin/start.sh b/bin/start.sh
index 70a6daa4bd0e77adc0a59d51a37b056b3d7d04b9..40bf7ca5758d27e2c9ee009a6c4a26e325798915 100755
--- a/bin/start.sh
+++ b/bin/start.sh
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function startgeth
             ERRTEXT="geth"
             echo
             echo '***'
-            echo "*** loop #${loop_number}"
+            echo "*** loop #${loop_counter}"
             echo '***'
             echo
             # (re)configure parameters (you never know if they changed)