diff --git a/netCDF_visualizer_funtionality.py b/netCDF_visualizer_funtionality.py
index d02bcaef1166d7fcd63576db175d6cc76161c25f..d7817bd2208b16ab29e67b32f0a2217f780ff6d0 100644
--- a/netCDF_visualizer_funtionality.py
+++ b/netCDF_visualizer_funtionality.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class maskAndFuntionality (BASE, WIDGET):
         
             #we show the groups of the file in the QTreeWidgetite
             for i in range(len(ncFileGroupsName)):
-                longNameGroups = ncFile.groups[ncFileGroupsName[i]].standard_name
+                longNameGroups = ncFile.groups[ncFileGroupsName[i]].long_name
                 child = QTreeWidgetItem([ncFileGroupsName[i], longNameGroups])
                 top_level.addChild(child)