diff --git a/modules/bibformat/lib/elements/bfe_date.py b/modules/bibformat/lib/elements/bfe_date.py
index c3c3e7c3f..6a3ea6ac0 100644
--- a/modules/bibformat/lib/elements/bfe_date.py
+++ b/modules/bibformat/lib/elements/bfe_date.py
@@ -1,45 +1,45 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 ##
 ## This file is part of Invenio.
 ## Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 CERN.
 ##
 ## Invenio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 """BibFormat element - Prints imprint publication date
 """
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
 import time
 
 def format_element(bfo, date_format='%d %B %Y'):
     """
     Prints the imprint publication date. If <code>format</code> is specified,
     Parameter <code>date_format</code> allows to specify the string representation of the output.
     The format string has the same behaviour as the strftime() function.
     <pre>Eg: 1982-09-24 07:32:00
         "%d %B %Y"   -> 24 September 1982
         "%I:%M"      -> 07:32
     </pre>
     @see: pagination.py, publisher.py, reprints.py, imprint.py, place.py
     @param date_format date format
     """
     date = bfo.field('260__c')
-    if format != '':
+    if date_format != '':
         try:
             date_time = time.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d")
             return time.strftime(date_format, date_time)
         except ValueError:
             return date
     else:
         return date