diff --git a/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py b/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
index c44787ff2..d89faa3bc 100644
--- a/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
+++ b/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ class ConnectionZeroconf(ConnectionHandlersZeroconf):
 				return 3
 
 		if type_ == 'chat':
-			msg_iq = common.xmpp.Message(to=fjid, body=msgtxt, typ=type_i,
+			msg_iq = common.xmpp.Message(to=fjid, body=msgtxt, typ=type_,
 				xhtml=xhtml)
 
 		else: