diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.cpp
index 4d92ff61a9..a1d66e8257 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ bool CheckLuaObjectType( lua_State *L, int narg, const char *szType )
 		int iMetatable = lua_gettop(L);
 
 		/* Look up the type name. */
-		lua_pushstring( L, "__type" );
+		lua_pushstring( L, "type" );
 		lua_rawget( L, iMetatable );
 		const char *szActualType = lua_tostring( L, -1 );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.h b/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.h
index 56062d19c6..03d56de24d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaBinding.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
 			lua_settable( L, methods_metatable );
 		}
 
-		lua_pushliteral( L, "__type" );
+		lua_pushliteral( L, "type" );
 		lua_pushstring( L, m_sClassName );
 		lua_settable( L, methods_metatable );