diff --git a/script/ingest_austalk.rb b/script/ingest_austalk.rb
index 4aec767..b002a80 100644
--- a/script/ingest_austalk.rb
+++ b/script/ingest_austalk.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def main(options, collection, directory)
   # to ingest the named collection from the given directory full of .json files
   # if collection is ommitted, defaults to 'austalk'
   if ARGV.length == 1
-      main(options, 'austalk', ARGV[1])
+      main(options, 'austalk', ARGV[0])
   elsif ARGV.length == 2
       main(options, ARGV[0], ARGV[1])
   else