diff --git a/hive/indexer/accounts.py b/hive/indexer/accounts.py
index 9aceedcd0d39dfc2cf74ea8a2a91ab86553a9fdc..a8b533161da0ee6abcff42886dffb159f236a73e 100644
--- a/hive/indexer/accounts.py
+++ b/hive/indexer/accounts.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Accounts:
 
         # pull out valid profile md and delete the key
         profile = safe_profile_metadata(account)
-        del account['json_metadata']
+        del account['posting_json_metadata']
 
         active_at = max(account['created'],
                         account['last_post'],
diff --git a/hive/utils/account.py b/hive/utils/account.py
index fe1302da6ca9b68786e8847cc4cf3a825cba94a0..0b2ad772936478cf4a220c31eabad6f6ff6c6a39 100644
--- a/hive/utils/account.py
+++ b/hive/utils/account.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def safe_profile_metadata(account):
     """Given an account, return sanitized profile data."""
     prof = {}
     try:
-        prof = json.loads(account['json_metadata'])['profile']
+        prof = json.loads(account['posting_json_metadata'])['profile']
         if not isinstance(prof, dict):
             prof = {}
     except Exception:
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_utils_account.py b/tests/utils/test_utils_account.py
index b112e1126ee4cbe793a45024b34cb8cd67240c96..9c4e726b8b73aaeba0314ae8c0db0160691488df 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_utils_account.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_utils_account.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def test_valid_account():
         cover_image='https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/816255358066946050/1483447009/1500x500',
         profile_image='https://www.parhlo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tmp617041537745813506.jpg',
     )
-    account = {'name': 'foo', 'json_metadata': json.dumps(dict(profile=raw_profile))}
+    account = {'name': 'foo', 'posting_json_metadata': json.dumps(dict(profile=raw_profile))}
 
     safe_profile = safe_profile_metadata(account)
     for key, safe_value in safe_profile.items():