diff --git a/scripts/mve.py b/scripts/mve.py
index 71b738bc..7c9b2e94 100644
--- a/scripts/mve.py
+++ b/scripts/mve.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from opendm import context
 
 class ODMMveCell(ecto.Cell):
     def declare_params(self, params):
-        params.declare("output_scale", "scale of optimization", 2)
+        params.declare("mve_output_scale", "scale of optimization", 2)
 	#params.declare("threads", "max number of threads", context.num_cores)
 
     def declare_io(self, params, inputs, outputs):
diff --git a/scripts/odm_app.py b/scripts/odm_app.py
index 0aee2f03..a447a3c5 100644
--- a/scripts/odm_app.py
+++ b/scripts/odm_app.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ODMApp(ecto.BlackBox):
                                            hybrid_bundle_adjustment=p.args.use_hybrid_bundle_adjustment),
                  'slam': ODMSlamCell(),
                  
-                 'mve': ODMMveCell(output_scale=p.args.mve_output_scale,
+                 'mve': ODMMveCell(mve_output_scale=p.args.mve_output_scale,
 				   threads=p.args.max_concurrency),
                  
                  'meshing': ODMeshingCell(max_vertex=p.args.mesh_size,