diff --git a/backend/src/app/http/debug.clj b/backend/src/app/http/debug.clj
index 19d6529fc..163028904 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/http/debug.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/http/debug.clj
@@ -412,13 +412,13 @@
                 :code :invalid-version
                 :hint "provided invalid version"))
 
-    (srepl/update-file! cfg
-                        :id file-id
-                        :update-fn (fn [file]
-                                     (update file :data assoc :version version))
-                        :migrate? false
-                        :inc-revn? false
-                        :save? true)
+    (binding [srepl/*system* cfg]
+      (srepl/update-file! :id file-id
+                          :update-fn (fn [file]
+                                       (update file :data assoc :version version))
+                          :migrate? false
+                          :inc-revn? false
+                          :save? true))
     {::rres/status  200
      ::rres/headers {"content-type" "text/plain"}
      ::rres/body    "OK"}))
diff --git a/backend/src/app/srepl/helpers.clj b/backend/src/app/srepl/helpers.clj
index f42fcf26c..f1a267e48 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/srepl/helpers.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/srepl/helpers.clj
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 
               (dissoc file :data)))]
 
-    (db/tx-run! main/system
+    (db/tx-run! (or *system* main/system)
                 (fn [system]
                   (binding [*system* system]
                     (try