diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/mediafilter/MediaFilterScript.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/mediafilter/MediaFilterScript.java
index e76feada033..7f022f38b31 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/mediafilter/MediaFilterScript.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/mediafilter/MediaFilterScript.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public void setup() throws ParseException {
         }
 
         if (commandLine.hasOption('d')) {
-            fromDate = LocalDate.parse(commandLine.getOptionValue('f'));
+            fromDate = LocalDate.parse(commandLine.getOptionValue('d'));
         }