diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 622b3251..3db19316 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ p.parse2 = function(msg) {
 p.parseA = function(msg) {
   msg.processId = this.parseInt32();
   msg.channel = this.parseCString();
-  msg.message = this.parseCString();
+  msg.payload = this.parseCString();
   return msg;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/test-buffers.js b/test/test-buffers.js
index ca4c27b5..184fa55b 100644
--- a/test/test-buffers.js
+++ b/test/test-buffers.js
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ buffers.bindComplete = function() {
   return new BufferList().join(true, '2');
 };
 
-buffers.notificationResponse = function(id, channel, message) {
+buffers.notificationResponse = function(id, channel, payload) {
   return new BufferList()
     .addInt32(id)
     .addCString(channel)
-    .addCString(message)
+    .addCString(payload)
     .join(true, 'A')
 };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/connection/inbound-parser-tests.js b/test/unit/connection/inbound-parser-tests.js
index 46013be7..f8d482c4 100644
--- a/test/unit/connection/inbound-parser-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/connection/inbound-parser-tests.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ var expectedNotificationResponseMessage = {
   id: 'A',
   processId: 4,
   channel: 'hi',
-  message: 'boom'
+  payload: 'boom'
 };
 
 test('Connection', function() {