diff --git a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/IbftEvents.java b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/IbftEvents.java
index dc6cf9a50c..d009bd748f 100644
--- a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/IbftEvents.java
+++ b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/IbftEvents.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class IbftEvents {
 
   public enum Type {
     ROUND_EXPIRY,
-    NEW_CHAIN_HEAD_HEADER,
+    NEW_CHAIN_HEAD,
     BLOCK_TIMER_EXPIRY
   }
 }
diff --git a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/ibftevent/NewChainHead.java b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/ibftevent/NewChainHead.java
index 484b7cda90..0221cb7bb0 100644
--- a/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/ibftevent/NewChainHead.java
+++ b/consensus/ibft/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/consensus/ibft/ibftevent/NewChainHead.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public final class NewChainHead implements IbftEvent {
 
   @Override
   public Type getType() {
-    return Type.NEW_CHAIN_HEAD_HEADER;
+    return Type.NEW_CHAIN_HEAD;
   }
 
   @Override