diff --git a/modules/pubmaticBidAdapter.js b/modules/pubmaticBidAdapter.js
index a0e117a2e1b..5b470fdc34a 100644
--- a/modules/pubmaticBidAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/pubmaticBidAdapter.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 0;
 const PREBID_NATIVE_HELP_LINK = 'http://prebid.org/dev-docs/show-native-ads.html';
 const PUBLICATION = 'pubmatic'; // Your publication on Blue Billywig, potentially with environment (e.g. publication.bbvms.com or publication.test.bbvms.com)
 const RENDERER_URL = 'https://pubmatic.bbvms.com/r/'.concat('$RENDERER', '.js'); // URL of the renderer application
-const MSG_VIDEO_PLACEMENT_MISSING = 'Video.Placement param missing';
+const MSG_VIDEO_PLCMT_MISSING = 'Video.plcmt param missing';
 
 const CUSTOM_PARAMS = {
   'kadpageurl': '', // Custom page url
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ function _createBannerRequest(bid) {
 
 export function checkVideoPlacement(videoData, adUnitCode) {
   // Check for video.placement property. If property is missing display log message.
-  if (FEATURES.VIDEO && !deepAccess(videoData, 'placement')) {
-    logWarn(MSG_VIDEO_PLACEMENT_MISSING + ' for ' + adUnitCode);
+  if (FEATURES.VIDEO && !deepAccess(videoData, 'plcmt')) {
+    logWarn(MSG_VIDEO_PLCMT_MISSING + ' for ' + adUnitCode);
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/pubmaticBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/pubmaticBidAdapter_spec.js
index e47d301fae4..745def57f4e 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/pubmaticBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/pubmaticBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -4046,10 +4046,10 @@ describe('PubMatic adapter', function () {
     });
 
     if (FEATURES.VIDEO) {
-      describe('Checking for Video.Placement property', function() {
+      describe('Checking for Video.plcmt property', function() {
         let sandbox, utilsMock;
         const adUnit = 'Div1';
-        const msg_placement_missing = 'Video.Placement param missing for Div1';
+        const msg_placement_missing = 'Video.plcmt param missing for Div1';
         let videoData = {
           battr: [6, 7],
           skipafter: 15,
@@ -4073,12 +4073,12 @@ describe('PubMatic adapter', function () {
           sandbox.restore();
         })
 
-        it('should log Video.Placement param missing', function() {
+        it('should log Video.plcmt param missing', function() {
           checkVideoPlacement(videoData, adUnit);
           sinon.assert.calledWith(utils.logWarn, msg_placement_missing);
         })
-        it('shoud not log Video.Placement param missing', function() {
-          videoData['placement'] = 1;
+        it('shoud not log Video.plcmt param missing', function() {
+          videoData['plcmt'] = 1;
           checkVideoPlacement(videoData, adUnit);
           sinon.assert.neverCalledWith(utils.logWarn, msg_placement_missing);
         })