diff --git a/emgapi/management/commands/populate_metagenomics_exchange.py b/emgapi/management/commands/populate_metagenomics_exchange.py
index 294336775..da7e7c252 100644
--- a/emgapi/management/commands/populate_metagenomics_exchange.py
+++ b/emgapi/management/commands/populate_metagenomics_exchange.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def process_to_index_and_update_records(self, analyses_to_index_and_update):
                         logging.info(f"Successfully added {annotation_job}")
                         registry_id, metadata_match = self.mgx_api.check_analysis(
                             mgya=annotation_job.accession,
-                            sequence_id=sequence_accession,
+                            sequence_accession=sequence_accession,
                         )
                         annotation_job.mgx_accession = registry_id
                         annotation_job.last_mgx_indexed = timezone.now() + timedelta(