diff --git a/batchexportperm.php b/batchexportperm.php
index 4d13d0a..79a41c3 100644
--- a/batchexportperm.php
+++ b/batchexportperm.php
@@ -286,10 +286,12 @@ function _batchexportperm_civicrm_allow_contribution_to_edit($contributionId) {
     'custom_group_id' => "batchexportperm_batch_details",
     'name' => "export_date",
   ]);
-  $exportDate = civicrm_api3('Contribution', 'getvalue', [
+  $exportDate = civicrm_api3('Contribution', 'get', [
     'return' => "custom_{$customFieldId}",
     'id' => $contributionId,
-  ]);
+    'sequential' => 1,
+  ])['values'][0]["custom_{$customFieldId}"];
+  CRM_Core_Error::debug('exportdate', $exportDate);
   if (empty($exportDate) || CRM_Core_Permission::check('edit exported contributions')) {
     return TRUE;
   }