diff --git a/helm-chart/sefaria-project/templates/configmap/mongo-destroy.yaml b/helm-chart/sefaria-project/templates/configmap/mongo-destroy.yaml
index edbd30be88..f68339f610 100644
--- a/helm-chart/sefaria-project/templates/configmap/mongo-destroy.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/sefaria-project/templates/configmap/mongo-destroy.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ data:
     {{ end }}
 
     APSCHEDULER_URI="${URI}${MONGO_HOST}/${APSCHEDULER_NAME}?ssl=false&authSource=admin"
-    URI="${URI}${MONGO_HOST}/${DATABASE}?ssl=false&authSource=admin"
+    URI="${URI}${MONGO_HOST}/${DB_NAME}?ssl=false&authSource=admin"
 
     if [[ ! -z "$MONGO_REPLICASET_NAME" ]]; then
     URI="${URI}&replicaSet=${MONGO_REPLICASET_NAME}"