diff --git a/bpmn-js-spiffworkflow/app/spiffworkflow/messages/propertiesPanel/MessageCorrelationPropertiesArray.js b/bpmn-js-spiffworkflow/app/spiffworkflow/messages/propertiesPanel/MessageCorrelationPropertiesArray.js
index 68a79379..bd62c693 100644
--- a/bpmn-js-spiffworkflow/app/spiffworkflow/messages/propertiesPanel/MessageCorrelationPropertiesArray.js
+++ b/bpmn-js-spiffworkflow/app/spiffworkflow/messages/propertiesPanel/MessageCorrelationPropertiesArray.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function MessageCorrelationPropertiesArray(props) {
         'bpmn:CorrelationPropertyRetrievalExpression'
       );
       const messageRefElement = getMessageRefElement(element);
-      const newFormalExpression = moddle.create('bpmn:messagePath');
+      const newFormalExpression = moddle.create('bpmn:FormalExpression');
       newFormalExpression.body = '';
 
       newRetrievalExpressionElement.messageRef = messageRefElement;