diff --git a/examples/eth-pm/src/waku.ts b/examples/eth-pm/src/waku.ts
index 539750f1f0..653b3b4b78 100644
--- a/examples/eth-pm/src/waku.ts
+++ b/examples/eth-pm/src/waku.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Message } from './messaging/Messages';
 import { bufToHex, equalByteArrays } from 'js-waku/lib/utils';
 
 export const PublicKeyContentTopic = '/eth-pm/1/public-key/proto';
-export const DirectMessageContentTopic = '/eth-pm/1/direct-message/proto';
+export const DirectMessageContentTopic = '/eth-pm/1/private-message/proto';
 
 export async function initWaku(): Promise<Waku> {
   const waku = await Waku.create({ bootstrap: true });