diff --git a/src/status_im/transport/message/protocol.cljs b/src/status_im/transport/message/protocol.cljs
index 968593518d..8b0ae4ae27 100644
--- a/src/status_im/transport/message/protocol.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/transport/message/protocol.cljs
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
                            chat-id
                            nil
                            this)
-      (send-with-sym-key cofx {:chat-id chat-id
-                               :payload this})))
+      (send-with-pubkey cofx {:chat-id chat-id
+                              :payload this})))
   (receive [this chat-id signature _ cofx]
     (chat/receive-seen cofx chat-id signature this))
   (validate [this]