diff --git a/schema_salad/main.py b/schema_salad/main.py
index 109e225ba..5cf0f357b 100644
--- a/schema_salad/main.py
+++ b/schema_salad/main.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 
 def printrdf(workflow, wf, ctx, sr):
     # type: (str, Union[List, Dict[Any, Any], str, unicode], Dict[unicode, Any], str) -> None
-    g = Graph().parse(data=json.dumps(wf), format='json-ld',
-                      location=workflow, context=ctx)
+    g = jsonld_context.makerdf(workflow, wf, ctx)
     print(g.serialize(format=sr))