diff --git a/client/common_lib/utils.py b/client/common_lib/utils.py
index d728c34..36a0689 100644
--- a/client/common_lib/utils.py
+++ b/client/common_lib/utils.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
 
     Returns the same list of bg_jobs objects that was passed in.
     """
-    ret, timeouterr = 0, False
+    ret, timeout_error = 0, False
     for bg_job in bg_jobs:
         bg_job.output_prepare(StringIO.StringIO(), StringIO.StringIO())