diff --git a/src/ragas/utils.py b/src/ragas/utils.py
index 1f961899f..9136fce9a 100644
--- a/src/ragas/utils.py
+++ b/src/ragas/utils.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def emit_warning(*args, **kwargs):
 def get_or_init(
     dictionary: t.Dict[str, t.Any], key: str, default: t.Callable[[], t.Any]
 ) -> t.Any:
-    _value = dictionary.get("key")
+    _value = dictionary.get(key)
     value = _value if _value is not None else default()
 
     return value