diff --git a/resource_management/hardware/juniper.py b/resource_management/hardware/juniper.py
index e0dc160953f06a70ed803dc9408f6b2db7e026df..f61dbe0005f974b1d10201ebb0bb83fb7e5ce05f 100644
--- a/resource_management/hardware/juniper.py
+++ b/resource_management/hardware/juniper.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def load_router_ports(hostname, ssh_config, port=830):
                     value = _port_info(ifc['position'])
                     # mx2.lab fpc 8 ...?
                     # # must be in the physical list
-                    # assert _p['position'] in _ports
+                    # assert ifc['position'] in _ports
                     value['interface'] = ifc['name']
 
                 # append the physical ports for this pic to the fpc