diff --git a/src/generate.jl b/src/generate.jl
index 2c31268..f6dbe6d 100644
--- a/src/generate.jl
+++ b/src/generate.jl
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ function gen_readme(pkg_dir::AbstractString, t::Template)
             "\n",
         )
     end
-    if haskey(p.plugins, Citation) && p.plugins[Citation].readme_section
+    if haskey(t.plugins, Citation) && p.plugins[Citation].readme_section
         text *= "## Citing\n\nSee `CITATION.bib` for the relevant reference(s)\n"        
     end