diff --git a/acqui/finishreceive.pl b/acqui/finishreceive.pl
index 0ed88506c7..8c8db05ec0 100755
--- a/acqui/finishreceive.pl
+++ b/acqui/finishreceive.pl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ my $quantityrec      = $input->param('quantityrec');
 my $quantity         = $input->param('quantity');
 my $unitprice        = $input->param('unitprice');
 my $replacementprice = $input->param('replacementprice');
-my $datereceived     = $input->param('datereceived'),
+my $datereceived     = $input->param('datereceived');
 my $invoiceid        = $input->param('invoiceid');
 my $invoice          = GetInvoice($invoiceid);
 my $invoiceno        = $invoice->{invoicenumber};