diff --git a/core/model/modx/modtemplatevar.class.php b/core/model/modx/modtemplatevar.class.php
index 0c8d3fee5c4..f68a1da29f0 100644
--- a/core/model/modx/modtemplatevar.class.php
+++ b/core/model/modx/modtemplatevar.class.php
@@ -990,9 +990,9 @@ public function findPolicy($context = '') {
         $enabled = ($catEnabled || $rgEnabled);
         if ($enabled) {
             if (empty($this->_policies) || !isset($this->_policies[$context])) {
+                $policyTable = $this->xpdo->getTableName('modAccessPolicy');
                 if ($rgEnabled) {
                     $accessTable = $this->xpdo->getTableName('modAccessResourceGroup');
-                    $policyTable = $this->xpdo->getTableName('modAccessPolicy');
                     $resourceGroupTable = $this->xpdo->getTableName('modTemplateVarResourceGroup');
                     $sql = "SELECT Acl.target, Acl.principal, Acl.authority, Acl.policy, Policy.data FROM {$accessTable} Acl " .
                             "LEFT JOIN {$policyTable} Policy ON Policy.id = Acl.policy " .