diff --git a/src/hct_mis_api/apps/payment/services/payment_plan_services.py b/src/hct_mis_api/apps/payment/services/payment_plan_services.py
index 8378c21736..8cb36a605f 100644
--- a/src/hct_mis_api/apps/payment/services/payment_plan_services.py
+++ b/src/hct_mis_api/apps/payment/services/payment_plan_services.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def check_payment_plan_and_update_status(self, approval_process: ApprovalProcess
     def create_payments(payment_plan: PaymentPlan) -> None:
         payments_to_create = []
         households = (
-            payment_plan.target_population.households.annotate(
+            payment_plan.target_population.household_list.annotate(
                 collector=IndividualRoleInHousehold.objects.filter(household=OuterRef("pk"), role=ROLE_PRIMARY).values(
                     "individual"
                 )[:1]