diff --git a/memgpt/server/rest_api/agents/index.py b/memgpt/server/rest_api/agents/index.py
index b41cfa701d..e91a44806e 100644
--- a/memgpt/server/rest_api/agents/index.py
+++ b/memgpt/server/rest_api/agents/index.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def create_agent(
                 name=agent_state.name,
                 user_id=agent_state.user_id,
                 preset=agent_state.preset,
-                persona=agent_state.personate,
+                persona=agent_state.persona,
                 human=agent_state.human,
                 llm_config=llm_config,
                 embedding_config=embedding_config,