diff --git a/backend/src/api/import-from-ss.js b/backend/src/api/import-from-ss.js
index 89e4b0a..f9a261a 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/import-from-ss.js
+++ b/backend/src/api/import-from-ss.js
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ const addPostWithRetry = async (authors, hash, references, retryDelay = 5000) =>
 const importPaper = async (paper) => {
   console.log('references count:', paper.references.length);
   const { paperId } = paper;
-  const references = paper.references.filter((x) => !!x.paperId);
-  const eachReferenceWeightPPM = Math.floor(PPM_TO_REFERENCES / references.length);
+  const paperReferences = paper.references.filter((x) => !!x.paperId);
+  const eachReferenceWeightPPM = Math.floor(PPM_TO_REFERENCES / paperReferences.length);
   const references = (await Promise.mapSeries(
-    references,
+    paperReferences,
     async (citedPaper) => {
       // We need to fetch this paper so we can generate the post we WOULD add to the forum.
       // That way, if we later add the cited paper to the blockchain it will have the correct hash.