diff --git a/nemo/core/neural_factory.py b/nemo/core/neural_factory.py
index 8aecda3d64d9..4402ded7b927 100644
--- a/nemo/core/neural_factory.py
+++ b/nemo/core/neural_factory.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class OperationMode(Enum):
     """Training or Inference (Evaluation) mode"""
 
     training = 0
-    inference = 1
+    evaluation = 1
     both = 2