diff --git a/scripts/openmc-ace-to-hdf5 b/scripts/openmc-ace-to-hdf5
index b926698c99..ff8c19962b 100755
--- a/scripts/openmc-ace-to-hdf5
+++ b/scripts/openmc-ace-to-hdf5
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ for filename in ace_libraries:
                     continue
 
         elif xs.endswith('t'):
+            # Adjust name to be the new thermal scattering name
+            name = openmc.data.get_thermal_name(name)
             # Thermal scattering data
             if name not in nuclides:
                 try: