diff --git a/app/serializers/alchemy/page_tree_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/alchemy/page_tree_serializer.rb
index eadaf20500..03fd2c01cc 100644
--- a/app/serializers/alchemy/page_tree_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/alchemy/page_tree_serializer.rb
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ def page_hash(page, has_children, level, folded)
         external_urlname: page.definition['redirects_to_external'] ? page.external_urlname : nil,
         url_path: page.url_path,
         level: level,
-        root: level == 1,
-        root_or_leaf: level == 1 || !has_children,
+        root: page.depth == 1,
+        root_or_leaf: page.depth == 1 || !has_children,
         children: []
       }