diff --git a/src/CalcStats.py b/src/CalcStats.py
index 8ea6a89bccbfb9af0d90e533245bbf75fcda4358..e0311b43a8129237f651913ef78465473d51b15f 100755
--- a/src/CalcStats.py
+++ b/src/CalcStats.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from tango import *
 #import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
-import scipy.stats as stats
+import scipy as sp
 import time, datetime
 import sys, os
 import math
@@ -879,8 +879,8 @@ class DeviceObj:
 			self.max = np.max(self.sort_filt_data)
 			self.median = self.sort_filt_data[int(self.valid_samples / 2) - 1];
 			self.std = np.std(self.sort_filt_data)
-			self.skew = stats.skew(self.sort_filt_data)
-			self.kurt = stats.kurtosis(self.sort_filt_data)
+			self.skew = sp.stats.skew(self.sort_filt_data)
+			self.kurt = sp.stats.kurtosis(self.sort_filt_data)
 
 			if DATA_DBG:
 				print(self.device_name,'/',self.command, ' valid samples ', self.valid_samples)