diff --git a/ci/ci/ci.py b/ci/ci/ci.py
index 7e10d9c5f89..175b52a3548 100644
--- a/ci/ci/ci.py
+++ b/ci/ci/ci.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async def prod_deploy(request, unused_userdata):
         0, FQBranch.from_short_str('populationgenomics/hail:main'), True
     )
     watched_branch.sha = 'HEAD'
-    await watched_branch._start_deploy(request.app['batch_client'], steps)
+    await watched_branch._start_deploy(app['batch_client'], steps)
 
     batch_id = watched_branch.deploy_batch.id
     url = deploy_config.external_url('ci', f'/batches/{batch_id}')