diff --git a/airflow/www/views.py b/airflow/www/views.py
index 8496daaa58b6c..033e2c2bf604b 100644
--- a/airflow/www/views.py
+++ b/airflow/www/views.py
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ def trigger(self, session=None):
         if request_conf:
             try:
                 run_conf = json.loads(request_conf)
-                if not isinstance(conf, dict):
+                if not isinstance(run_conf, dict):
                     flash("Invalid JSON configuration, must be a dict", "error")
                     return self.render_template(
                         'airflow/trigger.html', dag_id=dag_id, origin=origin, conf=request_conf