diff --git a/src/biz/workspace/publish_dup.rs b/src/biz/workspace/publish_dup.rs
index 81924335..1f77564b 100644
--- a/src/biz/workspace/publish_dup.rs
+++ b/src/biz/workspace/publish_dup.rs
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ impl PublishCollabDuplicator {
 
         {
           // handle document in database row
-          let row_meta: MapRef = db_collab
+          let row_meta: MapRef = db_row_collab
             .data
             .get_with_path(&txn, ["data", "meta"])
             .ok_or_else(|| {