diff --git a/NPSimulation/Core/MaterialManager.cc b/NPSimulation/Core/MaterialManager.cc
index dc227291c9f8678a381abc59ea804aec4a98c3a7..c39bff2e69a2b2d210ec1a2683e216d083a356d3 100644
--- a/NPSimulation/Core/MaterialManager.cc
+++ b/NPSimulation/Core/MaterialManager.cc
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ G4Material* MaterialManager::GetMaterialFromLibrary(string Name,
       return material;
     }
 
-    else if (Name == "Ge") {
+    else if (Name == "Ge" || Name=="Germanium") {
       if (!density)
         density = 5.323 * g / cm3;
       G4Material* material = new G4Material("NPS_" + Name, density, 1);