diff --git a/megatron/arguments.py b/megatron/arguments.py
index 82e000923f..307e725e51 100644
--- a/megatron/arguments.py
+++ b/megatron/arguments.py
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ def _add_data_args(parser):
     group.add_argument('--data-file-list', type=str, default=None,
                        help='The file with the list of dataset and weights')
     
-    group.add_argument('--shuffle-sample', action='stored_true', help="Whether to shuffle the samples within in the dataset files")
+    group.add_argument('--shuffle-sample', action='store_true', help="Whether to shuffle the samples within in the dataset files")
 
     group.add_argument('--split', type=str, default='969, 30, 1',
                        help='Comma-separated list of proportions for training,'