diff --git a/src/database/level/helpers.js b/src/database/level/helpers.js
index bc7b352203..2058066f89 100644
--- a/src/database/level/helpers.js
+++ b/src/database/level/helpers.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ helpers.iterator = function(fn, keys, value, callback) {
 	var results = [];
 
 	async.each(keys, function(key, next) {
-		module[fn](key, value, function(err, result) {
+		module.parent.exports[fn](key, value, function(err, result) {
 			results.push(result);
 			next();
 		});