diff --git a/consensus/consensus_validator.go b/consensus/consensus_validator.go
index 122853754..783b86cfb 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_validator.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_validator.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) processChallengeMessage(payload []byte) {
 		log.Info("Failed to generate response", "err", err)
 		return
 	}
-	msgToSend := consensus.constructResponseMessage(response)
+	msgToSend := consensus.constructResponseMessage(proto_consensus.RESPONSE, response)
 
 	p2p.SendMessage(consensus.leader, msgToSend)
 
diff --git a/consensus/consensus_validator_msg.go b/consensus/consensus_validator_msg.go
index c999adcc4..7172d2e8a 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_validator_msg.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_validator_msg.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) constructCommitMessage(msgType proto_consensus.Messa
 }
 
 // Construct the response message to send to leader (assumption the consensus data is already verified)
-func (consensus *Consensus) constructResponseMessage(response kyber.Scalar) []byte {
+func (consensus *Consensus) constructResponseMessage(msgType proto_consensus.MessageType, response kyber.Scalar) []byte {
 	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
 	// 4 byte consensus id
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) constructResponseMessage(response kyber.Scalar) []by
 	signature := consensus.signMessage(buffer.Bytes())
 	buffer.Write(signature)
 
-	return proto_consensus.ConstructConsensusMessage(proto_consensus.RESPONSE, buffer.Bytes())
+	return proto_consensus.ConstructConsensusMessage(msgType, buffer.Bytes())
 }
diff --git a/consensus/consensus_validator_msg_test.go b/consensus/consensus_validator_msg_test.go
index 6facaaccc..46430eee4 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus_validator_msg_test.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus_validator_msg_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestConstructResponseMessage(test *testing.T) {
 	validator := p2p.Peer{Ip: "3", Port: "5"}
 	consensus := NewConsensus("1", "2", "0", []p2p.Peer{leader, validator}, leader)
 	consensus.blockHash = [32]byte{}
-	msg := consensus.constructResponseMessage(crypto.Ed25519Curve.Scalar())
+	msg := consensus.constructResponseMessage(consensus_proto.RESPONSE, crypto.Ed25519Curve.Scalar())
 
 	if len(msg) != 1+1+1+4+32+2+32+64 {
 		test.Errorf("Response message is not constructed in the correct size: %d", len(msg))