diff --git a/themis/importexport/sync.py b/themis/importexport/sync.py
index f56ada3..8a70a6d 100644
--- a/themis/importexport/sync.py
+++ b/themis/importexport/sync.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class SyncFromThemis(UtilityView):
                                         data.get('birthdate'), '%Y-%m-%d').toordinal())
             else:
                 object.birthdate = None
-            self.polgroup = self.create_relation_value_if_needed(self.polgroup,
+            object.polgroup = self.create_relation_value_if_needed(object.polgroup,
                         self.get_polgroup_intid(data.get('polgroup')))
             if data.get('picture'):
                 # this will be an url