diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/automatic_translation_backfill.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/automatic_translation_backfill.rb
index 2b8a2f06..ebbe579d 100644
--- a/app/jobs/scheduled/automatic_translation_backfill.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/automatic_translation_backfill.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def translate_records(type, record_ids)
     def process_batch
       models_translated = [Post, Topic].size
       translations_per_model = [translations_per_run / models_translated, 1].max
-      topic_ids = fetch_untranslated_model_ids(Topic, "title", translations_per_model)
+      topic_ids = fetch_untranslated_model_ids(Topic, "fancy_title", translations_per_model)
       translations_per_model = translations_per_run - topic_ids.size
       post_ids = fetch_untranslated_model_ids(Post, "cooked", translations_per_model)
       return if topic_ids.empty? && post_ids.empty?
diff --git a/app/services/discourse_translator/base.rb b/app/services/discourse_translator/base.rb
index 2d0713c5..8b449d93 100644
--- a/app/services/discourse_translator/base.rb
+++ b/app/services/discourse_translator/base.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def self.get_text(translatable)
       when "Post"
         translatable.cooked
       when "Topic"
-        translatable.title
+        translatable.fancy_title
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/discourse_translator/topic_extension.rb b/lib/discourse_translator/topic_extension.rb
index 03271c85..ff05f171 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_translator/topic_extension.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_translator/topic_extension.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module DiscourseTranslator
   module TopicExtension
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
-    prepended { before_update :clear_translations, if: :title_changed? }
+    prepended { before_update :clear_translations, if: :fancy_title_changed? }
     include Translatable
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/post_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
index a7bdb6ad..999745ff 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   describe "translatable" do
     fab!(:post)
 
-    it "should reset translation data when post title has been updated" do
+    it "should reset translation data when post raw has been updated" do
       Fabricate(:post_translation, post:)
       Fabricate(:post_locale, post:)
       post.update!(raw: "this is an updated title")
diff --git a/spec/models/topic_spec.rb b/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
index 5fea78fc..e75fe9c8 100644
--- a/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
     before { SiteSetting.translator_enabled = true }
 
-    it "should reset translation data when topic title has been updated" do
+    it "should reset translation data when topic fancy_title has been updated" do
       Fabricate(:topic_translation, topic:)
       Fabricate(:topic_locale, topic:)
-      topic.update!(title: "this is an updated title")
+      topic.update!(fancy_title: "this is an updated title")
 
       expect(DiscourseTranslator::TopicLocale.where(topic:)).to be_empty
       expect(DiscourseTranslator::TopicLocale.find_by(topic:)).to be_nil
diff --git a/spec/serializers/basic_topic_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/basic_topic_serializer_spec.rb
index a880e3d6..c40b7794 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/basic_topic_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/basic_topic_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     let!(:jap_title) { "フス・ロ・ダ・ア" }
 
     before do
-      topic.title = original_title
+      topic.title = "x"
+      topic.fancy_title = original_title
       SiteSetting.experimental_topic_translation = true
       I18n.locale = "ja"
     end
diff --git a/spec/serializers/topic_view_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/topic_view_serializer_spec.rb
index c60f0407..0fd3daf9 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/topic_view_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/topic_view_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     let!(:jap_title) { "フス・ロ・ダ・ア" }
 
     before do
-      topic.title = original_title
+      topic.fancy_title = original_title
       SiteSetting.experimental_topic_translation = true
       I18n.locale = "ja"
     end
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def serialize_topic(guardian_user: user, params: {})
       expect(serialize_topic.fancy_title).to eq(topic.fancy_title)
     end
 
-    it "returns translated title in fancy_title when translation exists for current locale" do
+    it "returns translated fancy title in fancy_title when translation exists for current locale" do
       topic.set_translation("ja", jap_title)
       expect(serialize_topic.fancy_title).to eq(jap_title)
     end