diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/EncodeInstructionCodec.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/EncodeInstructionCodec.java
index 7fb56fd..20de446 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/EncodeInstructionCodec.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/EncodeInstructionCodec.java
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@
                 final L2ModificationInstruction.PushHeaderInstructions pushHeaderInstructions =
                         (L2ModificationInstruction.PushHeaderInstructions) instruction;
 
-                result.put(InstructionCodec.ETHERNET_TYPE, pushHeaderInstructions.ethernetType());
+                result.put(InstructionCodec.ETHERNET_TYPE,
+                           pushHeaderInstructions.ethernetType().toShort());
                 break;
 
             default: