diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/utils.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/utils.py
index eff8a5ba19..5e0769df53 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/utils.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/utils.py
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ def get_course_run_statuses(statuses, course_runs):
     "required": ["translation_languages", "transcription_languages"],
     "additionalProperties": False
 }
-Draft202012Validator.check_schema(payload_schema)
+Draft202012Validator.check_schema(AI_LANG_SCHEMA)
 def validate_ai_languages(ai_langs):
     try:
         Draft202012Validator(AI_LANG_SCHEMA).validate(ai_langs)