diff --git a/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/message_pong.go b/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/message_pong.go
index 3e50287c9..f84d46f26 100644
--- a/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/message_pong.go
+++ b/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/message_pong.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (x *KaspadMessage_Pong) toWireMessage() (wire.Message, error) {
-	return &wire.MsgPing{
+	return &wire.MsgPong{
 		Nonce: x.Pong.Nonce,
 	}, nil
 }