diff --git a/modules/apps/commerce/headless/headless-commerce/headless-commerce-admin-shipment-impl/src/main/java/com/liferay/headless/commerce/admin/shipment/internal/resource/v1_0/ShipmentItemResourceImpl.java b/modules/apps/commerce/headless/headless-commerce/headless-commerce-admin-shipment-impl/src/main/java/com/liferay/headless/commerce/admin/shipment/internal/resource/v1_0/ShipmentItemResourceImpl.java
index e013ba8a4d6c6c..a66c59cfec0ac5 100644
--- a/modules/apps/commerce/headless/headless-commerce/headless-commerce-admin-shipment-impl/src/main/java/com/liferay/headless/commerce/admin/shipment/internal/resource/v1_0/ShipmentItemResourceImpl.java
+++ b/modules/apps/commerce/headless/headless-commerce/headless-commerce-admin-shipment-impl/src/main/java/com/liferay/headless/commerce/admin/shipment/internal/resource/v1_0/ShipmentItemResourceImpl.java
@@ -228,19 +228,19 @@ public ShipmentItem postShipmentItemByExternalReferenceCode(
 			String externalReferenceCode, ShipmentItem shipmentItem)
 		throws Exception {
 
-		CommerceShipmentItem commerceShipmentItem =
-			_commerceShipmentItemService.
-				fetchCommerceShipmentItemByExternalReferenceCode(
+		CommerceShipment commerceShipment =
+			_commerceShipmentService.
+				fetchCommerceShipmentByExternalReferenceCode(
 					contextCompany.getCompanyId(), externalReferenceCode);
 
-		if (commerceShipmentItem == null) {
-			throw new NoSuchShipmentItemException(
-				"Unable to find shipment item with external reference code " +
+		if (commerceShipment == null) {
+			throw new NoSuchShipmentException(
+				"Unable to find shipment with external reference code " +
 					externalReferenceCode);
 		}
 
 		return postShipmentItem(
-			commerceShipmentItem.getCommerceShipmentId(), shipmentItem);
+			commerceShipment.getCommerceShipmentId(), shipmentItem);
 	}
 
 	@Override