diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/openedx_api/filters.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/openedx_api/filters.py
index 5852f144069..7d956597113 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/openedx_api/filters.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/openedx_api/filters.py
@@ -91,10 +91,12 @@ def filter_allowed_org(self, queryset, name, value):
         except KeyError:
             raise  # TODO: do something else
 
+        user_allowed_org = self.data['allowed_org']
+
         if self.queryset.model in self.OPAQUE_KEY_FIELD_LOOKUP_MODELS:
             return queryset.filter(**{lookup: "{}{}+".format(COURSE_PREFIX, user_allowed_org)})
         elif self.queryset.model in self.STRING_ORG_NAME_LOOKUP_MODELS:
-            return queryset.filter(**{lookup: user_allowed_org.short_name})        
+            return queryset.filter(**{lookup: user_allowed_org.short_name})
         else:
             return queryset.filter(**{lookup: user_allowed_org})