diff --git a/bin/all_sky_search/pycbc_coinc_findtrigs b/bin/all_sky_search/pycbc_coinc_findtrigs
index f66640bdcbf..3fa74ec33ca 100644
--- a/bin/all_sky_search/pycbc_coinc_findtrigs
+++ b/bin/all_sky_search/pycbc_coinc_findtrigs
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ def process_template(tnum):
             # with any trigger in the fixed network
             tidx = len(threshes)
             for i in range(1, len(threshes)):
-                if pivot_stat[-1] >= pivot_lower[kidx]:
+                if pivot_stat[-1] >= pivot_lower[i]:
                     tidx = i
                     break