diff --git a/grudge/discretization.py b/grudge/discretization.py
index 2d15c4a74b9b40618e3d869ae334aae2bfc83df3..6f39762c00be545aa387253b9f39ea02f5dbeb8a 100644
--- a/grudge/discretization.py
+++ b/grudge/discretization.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class DGDiscretizationWithBoundaries(DiscretizationBase):
                 and from_dd.quadrature_tag != to_dd.quadrature_tag):
 
             from meshmode.connection import ChainedDiscretizationConnection
-            intermediate_dd = sym.DOFDesc(from_dd.domain_tag)
+            intermediate_dd = sym.DOFDesc(to_dd.domain_tag)
             return ChainedDiscretizationConnection(
                     [
                         # first change domain