diff --git a/render_povray/render.py b/render_povray/render.py
index 3a4eb607d719d9d071927839bc22e04e39cd1c1e..74f4f66c30559ab103ffa9f7a3619248adf448e8 100644
--- a/render_povray/render.py
+++ b/render_povray/render.py
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ def write_pov(filename, scene=None, info_callback=None):
                     samples_y = lamp.shadow_ray_samples_y
 
                 file.write('\tarea_light <%d,0,0>,<0,0,%d> %d, %d\n' % (size_x, size_y, samples_x, samples_y))
-                if lamp.shadow_ray_sampling_method == 'CONSTANT_JITTERED':
+                if lamp.shadow_ray_sample_method == 'CONSTANT_JITTERED':
                     if lamp.jitter:
                         file.write('\tjitter\n')
                 else: