diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server.py
index 8518c4a301..22eed01ef3 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async def download(module, collection, file, representation, provider_name,
                                          True
                                          )
 
-    module.handle_alternate_site(collection, representation, remote_site_name,
+    module.handle_alternate_site(collection, representation, local_site,
                                  file["_id"], file_id)
 
     return file_id
diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
index c5649afec4..f6b599d92c 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/sync_server_module.py
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ class SyncServerModule(OpenPypeModule, ITrayModule):
                 alt_site, representation["_id"]))
             self._add_site(collection, query,
                            [representation], elem,
-                           site_name, file_id=file_id, force=True)
+                           alt_site, file_id=file_id, force=True)
     """ End of Public API """
 
     def get_local_file_path(self, collection, site_name, file_path):