diff --git a/pykat/node_network.py b/pykat/node_network.py
index 8928cf8a86c0fe3bede503e706ac4a8cd8767ba0..9d48e3cf6ac242dc072ff0bf4ae73d91f592f40c 100644
--- a/pykat/node_network.py
+++ b/pykat/node_network.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class Node(object):
     @property
     def qy(self): return self.__q_y
     
-    def removeGauss():
+    def removeGauss(self):
         self.__q_x = None
         self.__q_y = None
         self.__q_comp = None