diff --git a/kong/db/declarative/export.lua b/kong/db/declarative/export.lua
index acbd0f225d78..e20d3c1d8469 100644
--- a/kong/db/declarative/export.lua
+++ b/kong/db/declarative/export.lua
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ local sync_emitter = {
 
   emit_entity = function(self, entity_name, entity_data)
     self.out_n = self.out_n + 1
-    self.out[self.out_n] = { type = entity_name , row = entity_data, version = self.sync_version,
+    self.out[self.out_n] = { type = entity_name , entity = entity_data, version = self.sync_version,
                              ws_id = kong.default_workspace, }
   end,