diff --git a/crates/polars-lazy/src/frame/mod.rs b/crates/polars-lazy/src/frame/mod.rs
index b464567066e4..aac8155aaed3 100644
--- a/crates/polars-lazy/src/frame/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-lazy/src/frame/mod.rs
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ impl LazyFrame {
             .right_on(right_on)
             .how(args.how)
             .validate(args.validation)
+            .coalesce(args.coalesce)
             .join_nulls(args.join_nulls);
 
         if let Some(suffix) = args.suffix {
diff --git a/crates/polars-plan/src/logical_plan/schema.rs b/crates/polars-plan/src/logical_plan/schema.rs
index 30ce626d1bf3..7d7044e498e1 100644
--- a/crates/polars-plan/src/logical_plan/schema.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-plan/src/logical_plan/schema.rs
@@ -313,12 +313,11 @@ pub(crate) fn det_join_schema(
                 new_schema.with_column(field.name, field.dtype);
                 arena.clear();
             }
-            let coalesces_join_keys = options.args.coalesce.coalesce(&options.args.how);
             // Except in asof joins. Asof joins are not equi-joins
             // so the columns that are joined on, may have different
             // values so if the right has a different name, it is added to the schema
             #[cfg(feature = "asof_join")]
-            if !coalesces_join_keys {
+            if !options.args.coalesce.coalesce(&options.args.how) {
                 for (left_on, right_on) in left_on.iter().zip(right_on) {
                     let field_left =
                         left_on.to_field_amortized(schema_left, Context::Default, &mut arena)?;