diff --git a/scripts/reindex.py b/scripts/reindex.py
index d9ce40d41c..3d44e1f2a3 100644
--- a/scripts/reindex.py
+++ b/scripts/reindex.py
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ def conda_data_wrapper(args):
                 "display_name": data["display_name"],
                 "summary": meta["summary"],
                 "author": meta["author"],
-                "license": meta["license"],
+                "license": meta["license-expression"]
+                if "license-expression" in meta
+                else meta["license"],
                 "home_page": meta["home_page"],
                 "project_url": meta["project_url"],
             }