diff --git a/igneous/tasks/skeleton.py b/igneous/tasks/skeleton.py
index a0f1212d..c6c94da9 100644
--- a/igneous/tasks/skeleton.py
+++ b/igneous/tasks/skeleton.py
@@ -1091,8 +1091,8 @@ def ShardedFromUnshardedSkeletonMergeTask(
 ):
   cv_src = CloudVolume(src)
 
-  if skel_dir is None and 'skeletons' in cv.info:
-    skel_dir = cv.info['skeletons']
+  if skel_dir is None and 'skeletons' in cv_src.info:
+    skel_dir = cv_src.info['skeletons']
 
   cv_dest = CloudVolume(dest, skel_dir=skel_dir, progress=progress)