diff --git a/snpdb/management/commands/clingen_allele_linked_variants_reference_base_check.py b/snpdb/management/commands/clingen_allele_linked_variants_reference_base_check.py
index bdff8caee..5cc9931dd 100644
--- a/snpdb/management/commands/clingen_allele_linked_variants_reference_base_check.py
+++ b/snpdb/management/commands/clingen_allele_linked_variants_reference_base_check.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
                     if existing_vc != clingen_vc:
                         logging.info(f"{allele} has variant {repr(existing_vc)} not matching expected for build {va.genome_build}: {repr(clingen_vc)}")
                         if not dry_run:
-                            liftover_res = AlleleLiftover.objects.filter(variant_allele=allele,
+                            liftover_res = AlleleLiftover.objects.filter(allele=allele,
                                                                          liftover__genome_build=va.genome_build).delete()
                             logging.info(f"Removing liftover record: %s", liftover_res)
                             va_res = va.delete()