diff --git a/pymarc/reader.py b/pymarc/reader.py
index ef68449..1aa6858 100644
--- a/pymarc/reader.py
+++ b/pymarc/reader.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def __init__(self, marc_target, to_unicode=True, force_utf8=False,
     def close(self):
         if self.file_handle:
             self.file_handle.close()
-            self.file_hand = None
+            self.file_handle = None
 
     def __next__(self):
         """