diff --git a/hypha/VERSION b/hypha/VERSION
index 637e2687..649330fb 100644
--- a/hypha/VERSION
+++ b/hypha/VERSION
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "version": "0.20.39.post14"
+    "version": "0.20.39.post15"
 }
diff --git a/hypha/core/workspace.py b/hypha/core/workspace.py
index c32b7aab..3e66dfcb 100644
--- a/hypha/core/workspace.py
+++ b/hypha/core/workspace.py
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ async def cleanup(
                 logger.error(f"Failed to ping client {client}: {e}")
                 # Remove dead client
                 await self.delete_client(
-                    client, ws, context["user"], unload=False, context=context
+                    client, workspace, context["user"], unload=False, context=context
                 )
                 removed.append(client)
         if removed:
diff --git a/tests/test_artifact.py b/tests/test_artifact.py
index 6f44bcb8..b8767214 100644
--- a/tests/test_artifact.py
+++ b/tests/test_artifact.py
@@ -696,12 +696,18 @@ async def test_publish_artifact(minio_server, fastapi_server, test_user_token):
 
     dataset = await artifact_manager.create(
         type="dataset",
+        alias="{zenodo_conceptrecid}",
         parent_id=collection.id,
         manifest=dataset_manifest,
         version="stage",
         publish_to="sandbox_zenodo",
     )
 
+    assert (
+        dataset.alias != "{zenodo_conceptrecid}"
+        and str(int(dataset.alias)) == dataset.alias
+    )
+
     # Add a file to the artifact
     put_url = await artifact_manager.put_file(
         artifact_id=dataset.id,