diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/DebugPause/DebugPause.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/DebugPause/DebugPause.cpp
index b95bcbd2..91d4751e 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/DebugPause/DebugPause.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/DebugPause/DebugPause.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int Trick::DebugPause::debug_pause_on() {
 
     debug_pause_flag = true ;
 
-    sem_name_stream << "itimersepmaphore_" << getpid() ;
+    sem_name_stream << "debugstepmaphore_" << getpid() ;
     sem_name = sem_name_stream.str() ;
 
     debug_sem = sem_open(sem_name.c_str(), O_CREAT, S_IRWXU , 0);