diff --git a/x/nexus/keeper/wasm_message_route.go b/x/nexus/keeper/wasm_message_route.go
index 933069f05..57c453f74 100644
--- a/x/nexus/keeper/wasm_message_route.go
+++ b/x/nexus/keeper/wasm_message_route.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type request struct {
-	RouteMessages []exported.WasmMessage `json:"route_messages"`
+	RouteMessagesToRouter []exported.WasmMessage `json:"route_messages_to_router"`
 }
 
 // NewMessageRoute creates a new message route
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewMessageRoute(nexus types.Nexus, account types.AccountKeeper, wasm types.
 			return fmt.Errorf("gateway is not set")
 		}
 
-		bz, err := json.Marshal(request{RouteMessages: []exported.WasmMessage{exported.FromGeneralMessage(msg)}})
+		bz, err := json.Marshal(request{RouteMessagesToRouter: []exported.WasmMessage{exported.FromGeneralMessage(msg)}})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/x/nexus/keeper/wasm_message_route_test.go b/x/nexus/keeper/wasm_message_route_test.go
index 5484a5408..3196a9bbf 100644
--- a/x/nexus/keeper/wasm_message_route_test.go
+++ b/x/nexus/keeper/wasm_message_route_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestNewMessageRoute(t *testing.T) {
 					assert.Empty(t, wasmK.ExecuteCalls()[0].Coins)
 
 					type req struct {
-						RouteMessages []nexus.WasmMessage `json:"route_messages"`
+						RouteMessages []nexus.WasmMessage `json:"route_messages_to_router"`
 					}
 
 					var actual req
@@ -97,5 +97,4 @@ func TestNewMessageRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 		).
 		Run(t)
-
 }