diff --git a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/temp/importRepo.ts b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/temp/importRepo.ts
index fd1412c4281..ca7c03d8843 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/temp/importRepo.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/temp/importRepo.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const importRepo = async (
         blobRefs = blobRefs.concat(recordBlobs)
         const blobValues = recordBlobs.map((cid) => ({
           recordUri: uri.toString(),
-          blobCid: cid.toString(),
+          blobCid: cid.ref.toString(),
         }))
         const indexRecordBlobs =
           blobValues.length > 0