diff --git a/comms/Dali.cpp b/comms/Dali.cpp
index 71ac5a9b..71e238eb 100644
--- a/comms/Dali.cpp
+++ b/comms/Dali.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ bool ProtectWorkunits(const CString & url, IWorkunitVector *workunits, bool prot
     _ns6__WUProtect request;
     ns6__EspStringArray espStringArray;
     request.Wuids = &espStringArray;
+    request.Protect = protect;
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < workunits->size(); ++i)
         espStringArray.Item.push_back(stringPool.Create((*workunits)[i]->GetWuid()));