diff --git a/grpc.go b/grpc.go
index 939019f..809eec2 100644
--- a/grpc.go
+++ b/grpc.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (g *grpcClient) Options() client.Options {
 }
 
 func (g *grpcClient) NewMessage(topic string, msg interface{}, opts ...client.MessageOption) client.Message {
-	return newGRPCPublication(topic, msg, g.opts.ContentType, opts...)
+	return newGRPCEvent(topic, msg, g.opts.ContentType, opts...)
 }
 
 func (g *grpcClient) NewRequest(service, method string, req interface{}, reqOpts ...client.RequestOption) client.Request {
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func (g *grpcClient) Publish(ctx context.Context, p client.Message, opts ...clie
 	}
 
 	b := &buffer{bytes.NewBuffer(nil)}
-	if err := cf(b).Write(&codec.Message{Type: codec.Publication}, p.Payload()); err != nil {
+	if err := cf(b).Write(&codec.Message{Type: codec.Event}, p.Payload()); err != nil {
 		return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 	}
 
diff --git a/message.go b/message.go
index 6938064..5691868 100644
--- a/message.go
+++ b/message.go
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
 )
 
-type grpcPublication struct {
+type grpcEvent struct {
 	topic       string
 	contentType string
 	payload     interface{}
 }
 
-func newGRPCPublication(topic string, payload interface{}, contentType string, opts ...client.MessageOption) client.Message {
+func newGRPCEvent(topic string, payload interface{}, contentType string, opts ...client.MessageOption) client.Message {
 	var options client.MessageOptions
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&options)
@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@ func newGRPCPublication(topic string, payload interface{}, contentType string, o
 		contentType = options.ContentType
 	}
 
-	return &grpcPublication{
+	return &grpcEvent{
 		payload:     payload,
 		topic:       topic,
 		contentType: contentType,
 	}
 }
 
-func (g *grpcPublication) ContentType() string {
+func (g *grpcEvent) ContentType() string {
 	return g.contentType
 }
 
-func (g *grpcPublication) Topic() string {
+func (g *grpcEvent) Topic() string {
 	return g.topic
 }
 
-func (g *grpcPublication) Payload() interface{} {
+func (g *grpcEvent) Payload() interface{} {
 	return g.payload
 }