diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.java
index 0ad0585..bd2574b 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandlerBase.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
                 double lng = Double.parseDouble(slng);
                 double lat = Double.parseDouble(slat);
                 ObjectNode loc = objectNode()
-                        .put("type", "lnglat")
+                        .put("type", "geo")
                         .put("lng", lng)
                         .put("lat", lat);
                 payload.set("location", loc);