diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseStateMachine.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseStateMachine.java
index 663e9e4..c974486 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseStateMachine.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/service/impl/DatabaseStateMachine.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                     .register(VersionedValue.class)
                     .register(State.class)
-                    .register(NettyProtocol.COMMON)
+                    .register(ClusterMessagingProtocol.COMMON)
                     .build()
                     .populate(1);
         }