diff --git a/packages/common/nbstore/src/frontend/awareness.ts b/packages/common/nbstore/src/frontend/awareness.ts
index 0badfa2991..e75515420f 100644
--- a/packages/common/nbstore/src/frontend/awareness.ts
+++ b/packages/common/nbstore/src/frontend/awareness.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class AwarenessFrontend {
         return;
       }
 
-      applyAwarenessUpdate(awareness, update.bin, origin);
+      applyAwarenessUpdate(awareness, update.bin, uniqueId);
     };
     const handleSyncCollect = () => {
       return Promise.resolve({