diff --git a/codec.go b/codec.go
index 2f32a0b..44f16d5 100644
--- a/codec.go
+++ b/codec.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (g *grpcCodec) Write(m *codec.Message, v interface{}) error {
 		return g.s.SendMsg(v)
 	}
 	// write the body using the framing codec
-	return g.s.SendMsg(&bytes.Frame{m.Body})
+	return g.s.SendMsg(&bytes.Frame{Data: m.Body})
 }
 
 func (g *grpcCodec) Close() error {