diff --git a/activitysim/abm/models/vehicle_type_choice.py b/activitysim/abm/models/vehicle_type_choice.py
index 13b6ca5f7..efc4ef19b 100644
--- a/activitysim/abm/models/vehicle_type_choice.py
+++ b/activitysim/abm/models/vehicle_type_choice.py
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ def iterate_vehicle_type_choice(
         if len(model_settings.get("COLS_TO_INCLUDE_IN_CHOOSER_TABLE", [])) > 0:
             choosers = choosers[model_settings.get("COLS_TO_INCLUDE_IN_CHOOSER_TABLE", [])]
         if len(model_settings.get("COLS_TO_INCLUDE_IN_ALTS_TABLE", [])) > 0:
-            alts_wide = alts_wide[model_settings.get("COLS_TO_INCLUDE_IN_ALTS_TABLE"l [])]
+            alts_wide = alts_wide[model_settings.get("COLS_TO_INCLUDE_IN_ALTS_TABLE", [])]
 
         # if there were so many alts that they had to be created programmatically,
         # by combining categorical variables, then the utility expressions should make