diff --git a/collects/meta/pkg-index/official/main.rkt b/collects/meta/pkg-index/official/main.rkt
index 15e80112f1..bb8c0138da 100644
--- a/collects/meta/pkg-index/official/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/pkg-index/official/main.rkt
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
                  pkg-name)))
          (tr
           (td "Ring")
-          (td ,(ring-format (package-ref i 'ring))))
+          (td ,(ring-format (package-ref* i 'ring *default-ring*))))
          (tr
           (td "Author")
           (td (a ([href ,(main-url page/search