diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/promote.py b/r2/r2/lib/promote.py
index b882025cc..0359a3760 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/promote.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/promote.py
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ def get_traffic_weights(srnames):
     for srname in srnames:
         if srname:
             res[srname] = (default_traffic /
-                          weigh(PageviewsBySubreddit.history("day", sr.name)))
+                           weigh(PageviewsBySubreddit.history("day", srname)))
         else:
             res[srname] = 1
     return res