diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/ui.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/ui.pyj
index b228523867..b501eda402 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/ui.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/ui.pyj
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class ReadUI:
         library_id = self.base_url_data.library_id
         book_id = self.base_url_data.book_id
         fmt = self.base_url_data.fmt
-        self.db.update_annotations_data_from_key(library_id, book_id, fmt, amap)
+        self.db.update_annotations_data_from_key(library_id, book_id, fmt, {'annotations_map': amap})
         ajax_send(f'book-update-annotations/{library_id}/{book_id}/{fmt}', amap, def (): pass;)
 
     def annotations_synced(self, amap):