diff --git a/ingest/workflow/snakemake_rules/upload.smk b/ingest/workflow/snakemake_rules/upload.smk
index 60c5c9b7..a5270ffe 100644
--- a/ingest/workflow/snakemake_rules/upload.smk
+++ b/ingest/workflow/snakemake_rules/upload.smk
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ def _get_upload_inputs(wildcards):
     if send_notifications:
         flag_file = []
 
-        if file_to_upload == "data/genbank.ndjson":
+        if inputs["file_to_upload"] == "data/genbank.ndjson":
             flag_file = "data/notify/genbank-record-change.done"
-        elif file_to_upload == "results/metadata.tsv":
+        elif inputs["file_to_upload"] == "results/metadata.tsv":
             flag_file = "data/notify/metadata-diff.done"
 
         inputs["notify_flag_file"] = flag_file