diff --git a/src/USER-ATC/fix_atc.cpp b/src/USER-ATC/fix_atc.cpp
index 66a21dacbe715ac739d5900b3b5d9d499714248e..eca98bafc1276ddaa86d41b99a55d589babcc303 100644
--- a/src/USER-ATC/fix_atc.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-ATC/fix_atc.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ void FixATC::min_pre_exchange()
 void FixATC::min_setup_pre_exchange()
 {
   try {
-    atc_->pre_exchange();
+    atc_->setup_pre_exchange();
   }
   catch (ATC::ATC_Error& atcError) {
     ATC::LammpsInterface::instance()->print_msg(atcError.error_description());