diff --git a/lib/fits.js b/lib/fits.js
index 495de97..a2171fe 100644
--- a/lib/fits.js
+++ b/lib/fits.js
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
         var args, value;
         args = 1 <= arguments.length ? __slice.call(arguments, 0) : [];
         value = arguments[0];
-        if (!(this.get("BIXPIX") > 0)) {
+        if (!(this.get("BITPIX") > 0)) {
           console.warn("BLANK is not to be used for BITPIX = " + (this.get('BITPIX')));
         }
         return parseInt(value);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9428c3..59a78ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fits",
-  "version": "0.6.5",
+  "version": "0.6.6",
   "author": "Amit Kapadia <amit@zooniverse.org>",
   "description": "Library for reading the FITS astronomical file format",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/header.verify.coffee b/src/header.verify.coffee
index 84d2160..c0259ad 100644
--- a/src/header.verify.coffee
+++ b/src/header.verify.coffee
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ HeaderVerify =
       
     BLANK: (args...) ->
       value = arguments[0]
-      console.warn "BLANK is not to be used for BITPIX = #{@get('BITPIX')}" unless @get("BIXPIX") > 0
+      console.warn "BLANK is not to be used for BITPIX = #{@get('BITPIX')}" unless @get("BITPIX") > 0
       return parseInt(value)
     
     DATAMIN: (args...) ->