The Particle Data Group decided to split the η(1440) into two states, called η L and η H . The η(1295) and the η H are supposed to be the radial excitations of the η and η ′ , respectively. The η L state cannot be accomodated in a quark model; it cannot be a q q state, however, it might be a glueball. In this contribution it is shown that that the η(1295) does not have the properties which must be expected for a radially excited state. The splitting of the η( 1440) is traced to a node in the wave function of a radial excitation. Hence the two peaks, η L and η H , originate from one resonance which is interpreted here as first radial excitation of the η.