diff --git a/library/libwaku.nim b/library/libwaku.nim
index 17facdce0..3ab7e03e7 100644
--- a/library/libwaku.nim
+++ b/library/libwaku.nim
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ proc waku_relay_unsubscribe(
     ctx,
     RequestType.RELAY,
     RelayRequest.createShared(
-      RelayMsgType.SUBSCRIBE,
+      RelayMsgType.UNSUBSCRIBE,
       PubsubTopic($pst),
       WakuRelayHandler(onReceivedMessage(ctx)),
     ),