diff --git a/kong/clustering/rpc/manager.lua b/kong/clustering/rpc/manager.lua
index 4be010f8df10..f6f3ee3ae424 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/rpc/manager.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/rpc/manager.lua
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function _M:_meta_call(c, meta_cap, node_id)
   end
 
   if typ ~= "binary" then
-    return nil, "wrong frame type: " .. type
+    return nil, "wrong frame type: " .. typ
   end
 
   local payload = cjson_decode(data)