diff --git a/src/idmodels/gbqr.py b/src/idmodels/gbqr.py
index d30a2b9..3d74a0d 100644
--- a/src/idmodels/gbqr.py
+++ b/src/idmodels/gbqr.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def run(self, run_config):
             flusurvnet_kwargs = {"burden_adj": False}
         
         fdl = DiseaseDataLoader()
-        df = fdl.load_data(nhsn_kwargs={"as_of": run_config.ref_date, disease=run_config.disease},
+        df = fdl.load_data(nhsn_kwargs={"as_of": run_config.ref_date, "disease": run_config.disease},
                            ilinet_kwargs=ilinet_kwargs,
                            flusurvnet_kwargs=flusurvnet_kwargs,
                            sources=self.model_config.sources,