diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/nodes/logger.zeek b/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/nodes/logger.zeek
index 9dedac27a0..1ea394913d 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/nodes/logger.zeek
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/cluster/nodes/logger.zeek
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ global log_metadata: table[string] of string;
 function encode_log_metadata(tbl: table[string] of string): string
 	{
 	local metadata_vec: vector of string;
-	for ( k, v in log_metadata )
+	for ( k, v in tbl )
 		{
 		if ( |v| == 0 )  # Assume concious decision to skip this entry.
 			next;