diff --git a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
index 4b966059f6..f0ea33fb52 100644
--- a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
+++ b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ func populateV2TimeSeries(symbolTable *writev2.SymbolsTable, batch []timeSeries,
 		if d.metadata != nil {
 			pendingData[nPending].Metadata.Type = writev2.FromMetadataType(d.metadata.Type)
 			pendingData[nPending].Metadata.HelpRef = symbolTable.Symbolize(d.metadata.Help)
-			pendingData[nPending].Metadata.HelpRef = symbolTable.Symbolize(d.metadata.Unit)
+			pendingData[nPending].Metadata.UnitRef = symbolTable.Symbolize(d.metadata.Unit)
 			nPendingMetadata++
 		}