diff --git a/lib/models/observation_preload.js b/lib/models/observation_preload.js
index bbebf330..23f758aa 100644
--- a/lib/models/observation_preload.js
+++ b/lib/models/observation_preload.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const ObservationPreload = class ObservationPreload {
       .field( "observation_photos.uuid" )
       .from( "observation_photos" )
       .where( "observation_id IN ?", obsIDs );
-    const { rows } = await pgClient.replica.query( query.toString( ) );
+    const { rows } = await pgClient.query( query.toString( ) );
     const observationPhotos = { };
     _.each( rows, r => {
       observationPhotos[r.id] = {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ const ObservationPreload = class ObservationPreload {
       .left_join( "file_prefixes", null, "photos.file_prefix_id = file_prefixes.id" )
       .left_join( "file_extensions", null, "photos.file_extension_id = file_extensions.id" )
       .where( "photos.id IN ?", photoIDs );
-    const { rows } = await pgClient.replica.query( query.toString( ) );
+    const { rows } = await pgClient.query( query.toString( ) );
     _.each( rows, r => {
       const photo = {
         id: r.id,
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ const ObservationPreload = class ObservationPreload {
       .left_join( "preferences", null, "project_observations.id = preferences.owner_id "
         + "AND preferences.owner_type='ProjectObservation' AND preferences.name='curator_coordinate_access'" )
       .where( "observation_id IN ?", obsIDs );
-    const result = await pgClient.replica.query( query.toString( ) );
+    const result = await pgClient.query( query.toString( ) );
     const projectObs = { };
     _.each( result.rows, r => {
       projectObs[r.observation_id] = projectObs[r.observation_id] || [];
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ const ObservationPreload = class ObservationPreload {
     const query = squel.select( ).fields( ["id", "observation_id"] )
       .from( "identifications" )
       .where( "observation_id IN ?", obsIDs );
-    const { rows } = await pgClient.replica.query( query.toString( ) );
+    const { rows } = await pgClient.query( query.toString( ) );
     const obsIdentifications = { };
     _.each( rows, r => {
       obsIdentifications[r.observation_id] = obsIdentifications[r.observation_id] || [];