diff --git a/mod/data/field/textarea/mod.html b/mod/data/field/textarea/mod.html
index 1badc631e13..abe706dbce7 100755
--- a/mod/data/field/textarea/mod.html
+++ b/mod/data/field/textarea/mod.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 if (empty($this->field->param3)) {
                     echo('"35"');
                 } else {
-                    echo '"'.s($this->field->param2).'"';
+                    echo '"'.s($this->field->param3).'"';
                 }
             ?> /> <?php echo get_string('rows', 'data'); ?>
         </td>