diff --git a/Utils/Console/OverloadedCommand.cc b/Utils/Console/OverloadedCommand.cc
index cb405a78b22d599f37e9917b34e95c2f9681bd7e..c9e75298a2bb4c5e204c6ef5d01f84b536e2e7e1 100644
--- a/Utils/Console/OverloadedCommand.cc
+++ b/Utils/Console/OverloadedCommand.cc
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ prefix_ std::string senf::console::OverloadedCommandNode::v_shorthelp()
     for (; i != i_end; ++i) {
         std::string overloadDoc ((*i)->doc());
         if (! overloadDoc.empty()) 
-            return overloadDoc.substr(0,doc_.find('\n'));
+            return overloadDoc.substr(0,overloadDoc.find('\n'));
     }
     return "";
 }