diff --git a/osf/metrics/reporters/public_item_usage.py b/osf/metrics/reporters/public_item_usage.py
index 42c53099587..6d111969637 100644
--- a/osf/metrics/reporters/public_item_usage.py
+++ b/osf/metrics/reporters/public_item_usage.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def report(self, **report_kwargs):
             return None
 
     def followup_task(self, report):
-        _is_last_month = report.yearmonth.next() == YearMonth.from_date(datetime.date.today())
+        _is_last_month = report.report_yearmonth.next() == YearMonth.from_date(datetime.date.today())
         if _is_last_month:
             from api.share.utils import task__update_share
             return task__update_share.s(