diff --git a/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_blog.py b/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_blog.py
index 37101669..3a6b2dbc 100644
--- a/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_blog.py
+++ b/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_blog.py
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ class BlogPublishCommon(object):
         else:
             self.default_syntax_used = False
             try:
-                syntax = await self.host.bridge.syntaxGet(self.current_syntax)
-
+                syntax = await self.host.bridge.syntaxGet(self.args.syntax)
                 self.current_syntax = self.args.syntax = syntax
             except Exception as e:
                 if e.classname == "NotFound":