diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetTrash.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetTrash.pm
index 3f3f74ee7..88e015503 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetTrash.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetTrash.pm
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ sub purge {
 		(defined $kid) ? $kid->purge :
 			$self->session->errorHandler->warn("getLineage returned an undefined object in the AssetTrash->purge method.  Unable to purge asset.");
 	}
-    WebGUI::Keyword->new($self->session)->deleteKeywordsForAsset($self->getId);
+    WebGUI::Keyword->new($self->session)->deleteKeywordsForAsset($self);
     WebGUI::Search::Index->new($self)->delete;
 	$self->session->db->beginTransaction;
 	$self->session->db->write("delete from metaData_values where assetId = ".$self->session->db->quote($self->getId));