diff --git a/scripts/create_feature_vectors.py b/scripts/create_feature_vectors.py
index c8edcc498a31dc4a2a37aa50d8ec878d8c8a7ff0..aec721d5fb7efb98d73735afe6a17a28fda81545 100644
--- a/scripts/create_feature_vectors.py
+++ b/scripts/create_feature_vectors.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def main(meter_reference_verses, outfile, meters=['hexameter']):
                 # the reference reading’s schema and the meter matches the
                 # reference meter.
                 reading_is_correct = int(
-                    meter.short_name == ref_meter.short_name
+                    meter.short_name == ref_meter
                     and reading.get_schema() == ref_schema
                 )
                 instances.append((features, reading_is_correct))