diff --git a/raft/node.go b/raft/node.go
index 8fc4de6c3..9ff89c699 100644
--- a/raft/node.go
+++ b/raft/node.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func New(k, addr int, next Interface) *Node {
 
 // Propose asynchronously proposes data be applied to the underlying state machine.
 func (n *Node) Propose(data []byte) {
-	m := Message{Type: msgHup, Data: data}
+	m := Message{Type: msgProp, Data: data}
 	n.Step(m)
 }