diff --git a/inspirehep/modules/workflows/tasks/manual_merging.py b/inspirehep/modules/workflows/tasks/manual_merging.py
index d0cdc40ff3..6bd1a521be 100644
--- a/inspirehep/modules/workflows/tasks/manual_merging.py
+++ b/inspirehep/modules/workflows/tasks/manual_merging.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def _merge_roots_hep(new_uuid, head_roots, update_roots):
                     dict(
                         source=update_root["source"],
                         record_uuid=new_uuid,
-                        json=update_root["json_data"],
+                        json=update_root["json"],
                     )
                 )
             requests.delete(
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def _merge_roots(new_uuid, head_roots, update_roots):
                 data={
                     "record_uuid": head_root["record_uuid"],
                     "source": head_root["source"],
-                    "json": head_root["json_data"],
+                    "json": head_root["json"],
                 },
             )
             if response.status_code != 200:
diff --git a/tests/integration/workflows/test_workflows_manual_merge.py b/tests/integration/workflows/test_workflows_manual_merge.py
index 46ae22e3c3..5dc460cd87 100644
--- a/tests/integration/workflows/test_workflows_manual_merge.py
+++ b/tests/integration/workflows/test_workflows_manual_merge.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def test_save_roots_using_hep_root_table_api(workflow_app):
             {
                 "created": "20-02-2012 14:35:34.2345",
                 "updated": "20-02-2012 14:35:34.2345",
-                "json_data": {"version": "original"},
+                "json": {"version": "original"},
                 "record_uuid": str(head.id),
                 "source": "arxiv",
             }
@@ -310,14 +310,14 @@ def test_save_roots_using_hep_root_table_api(workflow_app):
             {
                 "created": "20-02-2012 14:35:34.2345",
                 "updated": "20-02-2012 14:35:34.2345",
-                "json_data": {"version": "updated"},
+                "json": {"version": "updated"},
                 "record_uuid": str(update.id),
                 "source": "arxiv",
             },
             {
                 "created": "20-02-2012 15:35:34.2345",
                 "updated": "20-02-2012 15:35:34.2345",
-                "json_data": {"version": "updated"},
+                "json": {"version": "updated"},
                 "record_uuid": str(update.id),
                 "source": "publisher",
             },