diff --git a/app/models/miq_widget_set.rb b/app/models/miq_widget_set.rb
index 563dde7b94c..977f9ef50b3 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_widget_set.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_widget_set.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def self.sync_from_file(filename)
     if ws
       if ws.updated_on.utc < File.mtime(filename).utc
         $log.info("Widget Set: [#{ws.description}] file has been updated on disk, synchronizing with model")
-        widget.update!(attrs)
+        ws.update!(attrs)
         ws.replace_children(members)
       end
     else