diff --git a/tools/utils/blend2json.py b/tools/utils/blend2json.py
index 24e0cea8293..f01aa5dc23d 100755
--- a/tools/utils/blend2json.py
+++ b/tools/utils/blend2json.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ import blendfile
 def json_default(o):
     if isinstance(o, bytes):
         return repr(o)[2:-1]
-    elif i is ...:
+    elif o is ...:
         return "<...>"
     return o