diff --git a/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/main/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand.java b/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/main/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand.java
index e5b6a27b774..566a1214142 100644
--- a/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/main/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand.java
+++ b/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/main/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public Integer call() throws Exception {
 						usedLanduseConfiguration.toString(), indexLanduse, indexZones,
 						indexBuildings, indexInvestigationAreaRegions, shapeFileZoneNameColumn, buildingsPerZone, pathToInvestigationAreaData,
 						pathToExistingDataDistributionToZones);
-				Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> linksPerZone = filterLinksForZones(scenario, indexZones, buildingsPerZone);
+				Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> linksPerZone = filterLinksForZones(scenario, indexZones, buildingsPerZone, shapeFileZoneNameColumn);
 
 				switch (usedSmallScaleCommercialTrafficType) {
 					case commercialPersonTraffic, goodsTraffic ->
@@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ private Id<Link> findPossibleLink(String zone, String selectedCategory, List<Str
 	 * Filters links by used mode "car" and creates Map with all links in each zone
 	 */
 	static Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> filterLinksForZones(Scenario scenario, Index indexZones,
-																	Map<String, Map<String, List<SimpleFeature>>> buildingsPerZone) throws URISyntaxException {
+																Map<String, Map<String, List<SimpleFeature>>> buildingsPerZone,
+																String shapeFileZoneNameColumn) throws URISyntaxException {
 		Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> regionLinksMap = new HashMap<>();
 		List<Link> links;
 		log.info("Filtering and assign links to zones. This take some time...");
@@ -936,7 +937,7 @@ static Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> filterLinksForZones(Scenario scenario, I
 			.computeIfAbsent((String) l.getAttributes().getAttribute("zone"), (k) -> new HashMap<>())
 			.put(l.getId(), l));
 		if (regionLinksMap.size() != indexZones.size())
-			findNearestLinkForZonesWithoutLinks(networkToChange, regionLinksMap, indexZones, buildingsPerZone);
+			findNearestLinkForZonesWithoutLinks(networkToChange, regionLinksMap, indexZones, buildingsPerZone, shapeFileZoneNameColumn);
 
 		return regionLinksMap;
 	}
@@ -946,9 +947,10 @@ static Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> filterLinksForZones(Scenario scenario, I
 	 */
 	private static void findNearestLinkForZonesWithoutLinks(Network networkToChange, Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> regionLinksMap,
 															Index shpZones,
-															Map<String, Map<String, List<SimpleFeature>>> buildingsPerZone) {
+															Map<String, Map<String, List<SimpleFeature>>> buildingsPerZone,
+															String shapeFileZoneNameColumn) {
 		for (SimpleFeature singleArea : shpZones.getAllFeatures()) {
-			String zoneID = (String) singleArea.getAttribute("areaID");
+			String zoneID = (String) singleArea.getAttribute(shapeFileZoneNameColumn);
 			if (!regionLinksMap.containsKey(zoneID) && buildingsPerZone.get(zoneID) != null) {
 				for (List<SimpleFeature> buildingList : buildingsPerZone.get(zoneID).values()) {
 					for (SimpleFeature building : buildingList) {
diff --git a/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/test/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtilsTest.java b/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/test/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtilsTest.java
index 5aa06d111fc..9af01ede414 100644
--- a/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/test/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtilsTest.java
+++ b/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/test/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtilsTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void findZoneOfLinksTest() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
 		Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> regionLinksMap = GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand
 				.filterLinksForZones(scenario, SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtils.getIndexZones(shapeFileZonePath, config.global().getCoordinateSystem(),
                                 shapeFileZoneNameColumn),
-                        buildingsPerZone);
+                        buildingsPerZone, shapeFileZoneNameColumn);
 
 		Assertions.assertEquals(3, regionLinksMap.size(), MatsimTestUtils.EPSILON);
 		Assertions.assertEquals(60, regionLinksMap.get("area1").size(), MatsimTestUtils.EPSILON);
diff --git a/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/test/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/TrafficVolumeGenerationTest.java b/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/test/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/TrafficVolumeGenerationTest.java
index b680e568ffb..7b51453072a 100644
--- a/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/test/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/TrafficVolumeGenerationTest.java
+++ b/contribs/small-scale-traffic-generation/src/test/java/org/matsim/smallScaleCommercialTrafficGeneration/TrafficVolumeGenerationTest.java
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void testAddingExistingScenarios() throws Exception {
 		Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> regionLinksMap = GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand
 				.filterLinksForZones(scenario, SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtils.getIndexZones(shapeFileZonePath, config.global().getCoordinateSystem(),
 						shapeFileZoneNameColumn),
-                        buildingsPerZone);
+                        buildingsPerZone, shapeFileZoneNameColumn);
 
 		SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtils.readExistingModels(scenario, sample, regionLinksMap);
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void testAddingExistingScenariosWithSample() throws Exception {
 		Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> regionLinksMap = GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand
 				.filterLinksForZones(scenario, SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtils.getIndexZones(shapeFileZonePath, config.global().getCoordinateSystem(),
 						shapeFileZoneNameColumn),
-                        buildingsPerZone);
+                        buildingsPerZone, shapeFileZoneNameColumn);
 
 		SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtils.readExistingModels(scenario, sample, regionLinksMap);
 
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void testReducingDemandAfterAddingExistingScenarios_goods() throws Exception {
 				.createTrafficVolume_stop(resultingDataPerZone, output, sample, modesORvehTypes, usedTrafficType);
 
 		Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> regionLinksMap = GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand
-				.filterLinksForZones(scenario, SCTUtils.getZoneIndex(inputDataDirectory), buildingsPerZone);
+				.filterLinksForZones(scenario, SCTUtils.getZoneIndex(inputDataDirectory), buildingsPerZone, shapeFileZoneNameColumn);
 
 		SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtils.readExistingModels(scenario, sample, regionLinksMap);
 
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ void testReducingDemandAfterAddingExistingScenarios_commercialPersonTraffic() th
 				.createTrafficVolume_stop(resultingDataPerZone, output, sample, modesORvehTypes, usedTrafficType);
 
 		Map<String, Map<Id<Link>, Link>> regionLinksMap = GenerateSmallScaleCommercialTrafficDemand
-				.filterLinksForZones(scenario, SCTUtils.getZoneIndex(inputDataDirectory), buildingsPerZone);
+				.filterLinksForZones(scenario, SCTUtils.getZoneIndex(inputDataDirectory), buildingsPerZone, shapeFileZoneNameColumn);
 
 		SmallScaleCommercialTrafficUtils.readExistingModels(scenario, sample, regionLinksMap);