diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionLocator.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionLocator.js
index ac0fa5918a..8526ad0fb2 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionLocator.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionLocator.js
@@ -121,9 +121,11 @@ const SubscriptionLocator = {
   async hasAiAssist(userOrId) {
     const userId = SubscriptionLocator._getUserId(userOrId)
     const subscription = await Subscription.findOne({ admin_id: userId }).exec()
+    // todo: as opposed to recurlyEntities which use addon.code, subscription model uses addon.addOnCode
+    //  which we hope to align via https://github.com/overleaf/internal/issues/25494
     return Boolean(
       isStandaloneAiAddOnPlanCode(subscription?.planCode) ||
-        subscription?.addOns?.some(addOn => addOn.code === AI_ADD_ON_CODE)
+        subscription?.addOns?.some(addOn => addOn.addOnCode === AI_ADD_ON_CODE)
     )
   },