diff --git a/plugins/linear-genome-view/src/LinearGenomeView/components/Highlight.tsx b/plugins/linear-genome-view/src/LinearGenomeView/components/Highlight.tsx
index 0904e4ae45..7b5b8bb85e 100644
--- a/plugins/linear-genome-view/src/LinearGenomeView/components/Highlight.tsx
+++ b/plugins/linear-genome-view/src/LinearGenomeView/components/Highlight.tsx
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ const Highlight = observer(function Highlight({ model }: { model: LGV }) {
       : undefined
   }
 
-  const asm = assemblyManager.assemblies.find(
-    asm => asm.name === model.highlight?.assemblyName,
-  )
+  const asm = assemblyManager.get(model.highlight?.assemblyName)
 
   const h = mapCoords({
     ...model.highlight,
diff --git a/plugins/linear-genome-view/src/LinearGenomeView/components/OverviewHighlight.tsx b/plugins/linear-genome-view/src/LinearGenomeView/components/OverviewHighlight.tsx
index 8456416cbc..0aac2efedc 100644
--- a/plugins/linear-genome-view/src/LinearGenomeView/components/OverviewHighlight.tsx
+++ b/plugins/linear-genome-view/src/LinearGenomeView/components/OverviewHighlight.tsx
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ const OverviewHighlight = observer(function OverviewHighlight({
     return null
   }
 
-  const asm = assemblyManager.assemblies.find(
-    asm => asm.name === model.highlight?.assemblyName,
-  )
+  const asm = assemblyManager.get(model.highlight?.assemblyName)
 
   const h = mapCoords({
     ...model.highlight,