diff --git a/src/dask_awkward/lib/io/parquet.py b/src/dask_awkward/lib/io/parquet.py
index 3f32eb91..2c738605 100644
--- a/src/dask_awkward/lib/io/parquet.py
+++ b/src/dask_awkward/lib/io/parquet.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def from_parquet(
     listsep = "list.item"
     unnamed_root = False
     for c in parquet_columns:
-        if ".list.element." in c:
+        if ".list.element" in c:
             listsep = "list.element"
             break
         if c.startswith("."):