diff --git a/code/pymqi/__init__.py b/code/pymqi/__init__.py
index c7846163b23ac23122396900a8c97f126bc89f9f_Y29kZS9weW1xaS9fX2luaXRfXy5weQ==..1ba572cd9ec5f51b4c469bf2a4436100113dfe3a_Y29kZS9weW1xaS9fX2luaXRfXy5weQ== 100644
--- a/code/pymqi/__init__.py
+++ b/code/pymqi/__init__.py
@@ -2861,7 +2861,7 @@
         """ Disconnect from reply_queue
         """
         try:
-            if self._reply_queue and self.__reply_queue.get_handle():
+            if self.__reply_queue and self.__reply_queue.get_handle():
                 self.__reply_queue.close()
         except MQMIError as ex:
             pass