diff --git a/internal/definitions/sender_contracts.go b/internal/definitions/sender_contracts.go
index 30f162febd..7264a9f926 100644
--- a/internal/definitions/sender_contracts.go
+++ b/internal/definitions/sender_contracts.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (ds *definitionSender) PublishFFI(ctx context.Context, name, version, netwo
 
 	var sender *sendWrapper
 	err = ds.database.RunAsGroup(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		if ffi, err = ds.contracts.GetFFI(ctx, name, version); err != nil {
+		if ffi, err = ds.contracts.GetFFIWithChildren(ctx, name, version); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if ffi.Published {
diff --git a/internal/definitions/sender_contracts_test.go b/internal/definitions/sender_contracts_test.go
index f9ab92fdfb..b0717cc460 100644
--- a/internal/definitions/sender_contracts_test.go
+++ b/internal/definitions/sender_contracts_test.go
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func TestPublishFFI(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ds.mdi.On("GetFFIByNetworkName", context.Background(), "ns1", "ffi1-shared", "1.0").Return(nil, nil)
-	ds.mcm.On("GetFFI", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(ffi, nil)
+	ds.mcm.On("GetFFIWithChildren", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(ffi, nil)
 	ds.mcm.On("ResolveFFI", context.Background(), ffi).Return(nil)
 	ds.mim.On("GetRootOrg", context.Background()).Return(&core.Identity{
 		IdentityBase: core.IdentityBase{
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func TestPublishFFIAlreadyPublished(t *testing.T) {
 		Published: true,
 	}
 
-	ds.mcm.On("GetFFI", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(ffi, nil)
+	ds.mcm.On("GetFFIWithChildren", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(ffi, nil)
 	mockRunAsGroupPassthrough(ds.mdi)
 
 	_, err := ds.PublishFFI(context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0", "ffi1-shared", false)
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func TestPublishFFIQueryFail(t *testing.T) {
 	defer ds.cleanup(t)
 	ds.multiparty = true
 
-	ds.mcm.On("GetFFI", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("pop"))
+	ds.mcm.On("GetFFIWithChildren", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("pop"))
 	mockRunAsGroupPassthrough(ds.mdi)
 
 	_, err := ds.PublishFFI(context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0", "ffi1-shared", false)
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func TestPublishFFIResolveFail(t *testing.T) {
 		Published: false,
 	}
 
-	ds.mcm.On("GetFFI", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(ffi, nil)
+	ds.mcm.On("GetFFIWithChildren", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(ffi, nil)
 	ds.mcm.On("ResolveFFI", context.Background(), ffi).Return(fmt.Errorf("pop"))
 	mockRunAsGroupPassthrough(ds.mdi)
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func TestPublishFFIPrepareFail(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ds.mdi.On("GetFFIByNetworkName", context.Background(), "ns1", "ffi1-shared", "1.0").Return(nil, nil)
-	ds.mcm.On("GetFFI", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(ffi, nil)
+	ds.mcm.On("GetFFIWithChildren", context.Background(), "ffi1", "1.0").Return(ffi, nil)
 	ds.mcm.On("ResolveFFI", context.Background(), ffi).Return(nil)
 	ds.mim.On("GetRootOrg", context.Background()).Return(&core.Identity{
 		IdentityBase: core.IdentityBase{