diff --git a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/message_reject.go b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/message_reject.go
index de801a6fc..c48a35ac8 100644
--- a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/message_reject.go
+++ b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/message_reject.go
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
 )
 
-func (x *KaspadMessage_Reject) toWireMessage() (appmessage.Message, error) {
+func (x *KaspadMessage_Reject) toAppMessage() (appmessage.Message, error) {
 	return &appmessage.MsgReject{
 		Reason: x.Reject.Reason,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (x *KaspadMessage_Reject) fromWireMessage(msgReject *appmessage.MsgReject) error {
+func (x *KaspadMessage_Reject) fromAppMessage(msgReject *appmessage.MsgReject) error {
 	x.Reject = &RejectMessage{
 		Reason: msgReject.Reason,
 	}
diff --git a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/wire.go b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/wire.go
index a73bc0a1d..04d485f55 100644
--- a/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/wire.go
+++ b/infrastructure/network/netadapter/server/grpcserver/protowire/wire.go
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ func toPayload(message appmessage.Message) (isKaspadMessage_Payload, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return payload, nil
+	case *appmessage.MsgReject:
+		payload := new(KaspadMessage_Reject)
+		err := payload.fromAppMessage(message)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return payload, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown message type %T", message)
 	}