diff --git a/client/packages/react/src/InstantReactAbstractDatabase.ts b/client/packages/react/src/InstantReactAbstractDatabase.ts
index ac1f090f..a798e780 100644
--- a/client/packages/react/src/InstantReactAbstractDatabase.ts
+++ b/client/packages/react/src/InstantReactAbstractDatabase.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ function usePublishTopic<
   const publishTopic = useCallback(
     (data) => {
       room._core._reactor.publishTopic({
-        roomType: this.type,
-        roomId: this.id,
+        roomType: room.type,
+        roomId: room.id,
         topic,
         data,
       });