diff --git a/Code/Mantid/PythonAPI/scripts/SANS/SANSReduction.py b/Code/Mantid/PythonAPI/scripts/SANS/SANSReduction.py
index d8d6745103b947c52faa5c28e1fc740ebd8e1771..6d3a6f5d222fd7ff1f00fb30a659b43d6dc834f1 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/PythonAPI/scripts/SANS/SANSReduction.py
+++ b/Code/Mantid/PythonAPI/scripts/SANS/SANSReduction.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def LOQ():
     global INSTRUMENT, INSTR_NAME, MONITORSPECTRUM, TRANS_WAV1, TRANS_WAV2, TRANS_WAV1_FULL, TRANS_WAV2_FULL
     INSTRUMENT = SANSInsts.instrument_factory("LOQ")
     #TODO remove all instances of INSTR_NAME
-    INSTR_NAME = SANSInsts.getCurInst().name
+    INSTR_NAME = INSTRUMENT.name
 
     MONITORSPECTRUM = 2
     TRANS_WAV1_FULL = TRANS_WAV1 = 2.2