diff --git a/library/Director/Web/Form/CloneSyncRuleForm.php b/library/Director/Web/Form/CloneSyncRuleForm.php
index 5b20ce24..4b3865e0 100644
--- a/library/Director/Web/Form/CloneSyncRuleForm.php
+++ b/library/Director/Web/Form/CloneSyncRuleForm.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class CloneSyncRuleForm extends Form
         $export = $this->rule->export();
         $newName = $this->getValue('rule_name');
         $export->rule_name = $newName;
-        if (SyncRule::existsWithName($newName, $this->rule->getConnection())) {
+        if (SyncRule::existsWithName($newName, $this->getTargetDb())) {
             $this->getElement('rule_name')->addMessage('Name already exists');
         }
         $this->newRule = SyncRule::import($export, $this->getTargetDb());