diff --git a/python/paddle/fleet/base/fleet_base.py b/python/paddle/fleet/base/fleet_base.py
index 463a615659329ed4d5b750db1c50f251095b5c53..a9238df629245d9ccae8e71226bac2a1c1c74af3 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fleet/base/fleet_base.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fleet/base/fleet_base.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class Fleet(object):
                 no_grad_set=no_grad_set)
 
         if graph_optimizer:
-            optimizer_ops, params_grads = graph_optimizer.minimize(
+            optimize_ops, params_grads = graph_optimizer.minimize(
                 loss,
                 startup_program=startup_program,
                 parameter_list=parameter_list,