diff --git a/lib/trac4r/ticket.rb b/lib/trac4r/ticket.rb
index 77e2fc1..57aa428 100644
--- a/lib/trac4r/ticket.rb
+++ b/lib/trac4r/ticket.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def method_missing(sym,*args)
       method = sym.to_s
       method = method[0..-2] if method =~ /!$/
       if args.size == 0 && instance_variables.include?("@#{method}".to_sym)
-        instance_eval("@" + sym.to_s)
+        instance_eval("@" + method)
       elsif method != sym.to_s
         nil
       else