diff --git a/src/core/ActionWithVirtualAtom.h b/src/core/ActionWithVirtualAtom.h
index 0efc14af0c..0d51721371 100644
--- a/src/core/ActionWithVirtualAtom.h
+++ b/src/core/ActionWithVirtualAtom.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void ActionWithVirtualAtom::setCharge(double c) {
 
 inline
 void ActionWithVirtualAtom::setAtomsDerivatives(const std::vector<Tensor> &d) {
-   auto sw= plumed.stopwatch.startPause("41Calculating setAtomsDerivatives");
+  auto sw= plumed.stopwatch.startStop("41Calculating setAtomsDerivatives");
   unsigned jj=0;
   Value* xval=getPntrToComponent(0);
   Value* yval=getPntrToComponent(1);