diff --git a/brainiak/factoranalysis/tfa.py b/brainiak/factoranalysis/tfa.py
index a9d214b17..9ebfa9b3b 100644
--- a/brainiak/factoranalysis/tfa.py
+++ b/brainiak/factoranalysis/tfa.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def __init__(
             max_num_voxel=5000,
             seed=100,
             verbose=False):
-        self.miter = max_iter
+        self.max_iter = max_iter
         self.threshold = threshold
         self.K = K
         self.nlss_method = nlss_method
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ def _fit_tfa(self, data, R, template_prior=None):
         inner_converged = False
         np.random.seed(self.seed)
         n = 0
-        while n < self.miter and not inner_converged:
+        while n < self.max_iter and not inner_converged:
             self._fit_tfa_inner(
                 data,
                 R,