diff --git a/service/storage_proxy.cc b/service/storage_proxy.cc
index 5cb726b54d..555b0a019d 100644
--- a/service/storage_proxy.cc
+++ b/service/storage_proxy.cc
@@ -1093,7 +1093,6 @@ private:
             updates.emplace_back(topology_mutation_builder(guard.write_timestamp())
                                     .set_global_topology_request(global_topology_request::truncate_table)
                                     .set_global_topology_request_id(global_request_id)
-                                    .set_session(session_id(global_request_id))
                                     .build());
 
             updates.emplace_back(topology_request_tracking_mutation_builder(global_request_id)
diff --git a/service/topology_coordinator.cc b/service/topology_coordinator.cc
index 5f478fc3ba..f886b5fbea 100644
--- a/service/topology_coordinator.cc
+++ b/service/topology_coordinator.cc
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ class topology_coordinator : public endpoint_lifecycle_subscriber {
             std::vector<canonical_mutation> updates;
             updates.push_back(topology_mutation_builder(guard.write_timestamp())
                                 .set_transition_state(topology::transition_state::truncate_table)
+                                .set_session(session_id(_topo_sm._topology.global_request_id.value()))
                                 .build());
             co_await update_topology_state(std::move(guard), std::move(updates), "TRUNCATE TABLE requested");
         }