diff --git a/conda/recipes/ucx-py/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/ucx-py/meta.yaml
index 31d51ce3..1f840729 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/ucx-py/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/ucx-py/meta.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ requirements:
     - {{ b_r }}
     {% endfor %}
     # 'libucx' wheel dependency is unnecessary... the 'ucx' conda-forge package is used here instead
-    {% for rbb_r in data["tool.rapids-build-backend"]["requires"] if not r.startswith("libucx") %}
+    {% for rbb_r in data["tool"]["rapids-build-backend"]["requires"] if not r.startswith("libucx") %}
     - {{ rbb_r }}
     {% endfor %}
   run:
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ test:
     - ucp
 
 about:
-  home: {{ data.get("project", {}).get("urls", {}).get("Homepage", "") }}
-  license: {{ data.get("project", {}).get("license", {}).get("text", "") }}
+  home: {{ data["project"]["urls"]["Homepage"] }}
+  license: {{ data["project"]["license"]["text"] }}
   license_file:
-    {% for e in data.get("tool", {}).get("setuptools", {}).get("license-files", []) %}
+    {% for e in data["tool"]["setuptools"]["license-files"] %}
     - ../../../{{ e }}
     {% endfor %}
-  summary: {{ data.get("project", {}).get("description", "") }}
-  dev_url: {{ data.get("project", {}).get("urls", {}).get("Source", "") }}
-  doc_url: {{ data.get("project", {}).get("urls", {}).get("Documentation", "") }}
+  summary: {{ data["project"]["description"] }}
+  dev_url: {{ data["project"]["urls"]["Source"] }}
+  doc_url: {{ data["project"]["urls"]["Documentation"] }}