diff --git a/geonode/geoserver/helpers.py b/geonode/geoserver/helpers.py
index 1fc671baf21..d1b55b0ef70 100755
--- a/geonode/geoserver/helpers.py
+++ b/geonode/geoserver/helpers.py
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ def _create_db_featurestore(name, data, overwrite=False, charset="UTF-8", worksp
     """
     cat = gs_catalog
     db = ogc_server_settings.datastore_db
-    dsname = db['NAME']
+    dsname = ogc_server_settings.DATASTORE
 
     ds_exists = False
     try: