diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/admit.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/admit.py
index 54a59939c..bfdeeeac3 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/admit.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/ipex/admit.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def admitDo(self, tymth, tock=0.0, **kwa):
         # Lets get the latest KEL and Registry if needed
         self.witq.query(src=self.hab.pre, pre=issr)
         if "ri" in acdc:
-            self.witq.telquery(src=self.hab.pre, wits=self.hab.kevers[issr].wits, ri=acdc["ri"], i=acdc["d"])
+            self.witq.telquery(src=self.hab.pre, pre=issr, wits=self.hab.kevers[issr].wits, ri=acdc["ri"], i=acdc["d"])
 
         for label in ("anc", "iss", "acdc"):
             ked = embeds[label]