diff --git a/ctdb/config/events.d/99.timeout b/ctdb/config/events.d/99.timeout
index 2a6495a6193..c18475fec64 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/events.d/99.timeout
+++ b/ctdb/config/events.d/99.timeout
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ loadconfig ctdb
 
 case "$1" in
     monitor)
-	TIMEOUT=$(ctdb getvar EventScriptTimeout | awk '{print $3}')
+	TIMEOUT=$($CTDB getvar EventScriptTimeout | awk '{print $3}')
 	echo "sleeping for $((TIMEOUT * 2)) seconds..."
 	sleep $((TIMEOUT * 2))
 	;;