diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/database.py b/bob/bio/face/database/database.py
index 331e3104d83845af0e2b337b005a71b1c9dcd558..7cbc8f305c8561a619a801f6e9d3d2c604717926 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/database.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/database.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ class FaceBioFile(BioFile):
         Initializes this File object with an File equivalent for
         VoxForge database.
         """
-        super(FaceBioFile, self).__init__(client_id=client_id, path=path, file_id=id)
+        super(FaceBioFile, self).__init__(client_id=client_id, path=path, file_id=file_id)