diff --git a/dumux/geomechanics/hyperelastic/spatialparams.hh b/dumux/geomechanics/hyperelastic/spatialparams.hh
index a3a32ea71b90be5fd62bf48c29f1da6021014240..8b5cf2cac1dbee7cee0513e3cd8c9a9b57714a19 100644
--- a/dumux/geomechanics/hyperelastic/spatialparams.hh
+++ b/dumux/geomechanics/hyperelastic/spatialparams.hh
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class DefaultHyperelasticSpatialParams
 public:
     DefaultHyperelasticSpatialParams(std::shared_ptr<const GridGeometry> gridGeometry)
     : ParentType(gridGeometry)
-    , E_(getParam<Scalar>("Problem.YoungsModulus"))
-    , nu_(getParam<Scalar>("Problem.PoissonRatio"))
+    , E_(getParam<Scalar>("SpatialParams.YoungsModulus"))
+    , nu_(getParam<Scalar>("SpatialParams.PoissonRatio"))
     {
         mu_ = E_/(2*(1 + nu_));
         K_ = E_/(3*(1 - 2*nu_));
diff --git a/test/geomechanics/hyperelastic/params.input b/test/geomechanics/hyperelastic/params.input
index 766061c638259b475a55d665b5301407e5e0e212..2f5eb432f957dfe7376661200940d883f7dce1c8 100644
--- a/test/geomechanics/hyperelastic/params.input
+++ b/test/geomechanics/hyperelastic/params.input
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Cells = 24 16 16
 
 [Problem]
 Name = test_hyperelastic_box
+
+[SpatialParams]
 YoungsModulus = 10
 PoissonRatio = 0.3