diff --git a/repo2docker/buildpacks/julia/julia_project.py b/repo2docker/buildpacks/julia/julia_project.py
index 05a8a52b..0cc058cc 100644
--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/julia/julia_project.py
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/julia/julia_project.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class JuliaProjectTomlBuildPack(PythonBuildPack):
 
     @property
     def julia_version(self):
-        default_julia_version = all_julias[-1]
+        default_julia_version = self.all_julias[-1]
 
         if os.path.exists(self.binder_path('JuliaProject.toml')):
             project_toml = toml.load(self.binder_path('JuliaProject.toml'))