diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index a509178d2..3e1e4a181 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func (p *Peer) HandleInbound() {
 						ethutil.Config.Log.Debugf("[PEER] Returning %d blocks: %x ", len(chain), parent.Hash())
 						p.QueueMessage(ethwire.NewMessage(ethwire.MsgBlockTy, chain))
 					} else {
-						p.QueueMessage(ethwire.NewMessage(ethwire.MsgBlockTy, []interface{}))
+						p.QueueMessage(ethwire.NewMessage(ethwire.MsgBlockTy, []interface{}{}))
 					}
 
 				} else {