diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/DestroyRouterCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/DestroyRouterCmd.java
index a99e1bc7d0e..a1a735e0ecc 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/DestroyRouterCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/DestroyRouterCmd.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class DestroyRouterCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventType() {
-        return EventTypes.EVENT_ROUTER_STOP;
+        return EventTypes.EVENT_ROUTER_DESTROY;
     }
 
     @Override