diff --git a/src/secondarystructure/SecondaryStructureRMSD.cpp b/src/secondarystructure/SecondaryStructureRMSD.cpp
index 06b8889ca17620882484b954d716ab0e2a4eb196..d8a330170a04a88b43f96a022a3f63f51728221c 100644
--- a/src/secondarystructure/SecondaryStructureRMSD.cpp
+++ b/src/secondarystructure/SecondaryStructureRMSD.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void SecondaryStructureRMSD::readBackboneAtoms( const std::vector<std::string>&
          log.printf("  examining all possible secondary structure combinations");
       } else {
          log.printf("  examining secondary struture in residue poritions : %s ",resstrings[0].c_str() );
-         for(unsigned i=1;i<resstrings.size();++i) log.printf(", %s",resstrings[1].c_str() );
+         for(unsigned i=1;i<resstrings.size();++i) log.printf(", %s",resstrings[i].c_str() );
          log.printf("\n");
       }
   }