diff --git a/src/ModuleLoader.cpp b/src/ModuleLoader.cpp
index 4504b5d..8e0d0bc 100644
--- a/src/ModuleLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/ModuleLoader.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ DPMError ModuleLoader::get_module_description(void* module_handle, std::string&
     // Clear any previous error state and handle any residual failure
     const char* pre_error = dlerror();
     if ( pre_error != nullptr ) {
-        version = pre_error;
+        description = pre_error;
         return DPMError::UNDEFINED_ERROR;
     }