diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
index 3713bfedb6..ae1f7ba27b 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class XmlDescriptor(XModuleDescriptor):
         """
         for attr in policy:
             attr_map = cls.xml_attribute_map.get(attr, AttrMap())
-            metadata[attr] = attr_map.from_xml(policy[attr])
+            metadata[cls._translate(attr)] = attr_map.from_xml(policy[attr])
 
     @classmethod
     def from_xml(cls, xml_data, system, org=None, course=None):