diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f30a35..4547e12 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pkg/*
 *.gem
 .bundle
+Gemfile.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/usatoday-census/base.rb b/lib/usatoday-census/base.rb
index 22c0262..69e7179 100644
--- a/lib/usatoday-census/base.rb
+++ b/lib/usatoday-census/base.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def self.float_field(value)
       end
     
       def self.prepare_params(method, keyname=nil)
-        params = {"keypath" => method }
+        params = {"keypat" => method }
         params["keyname"] = keyname if keyname
         params
       end