diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandler.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandler.java
index cd8c3c2..3cc12b3 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandler.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/TopologyViewMessageHandler.java
@@ -581,8 +581,9 @@
 
     // Sends requested sprite data.
     private void sendSpriteData(ObjectNode event) {
+        String name = event.path("payload").path("name").asText();
         ObjectNode root = mapper.createObjectNode();
-        root.set("defn", get(SpriteService.class).get(event.path("payload").path("name").asText()));
+        root.set("data", get(SpriteService.class).get(name));
         sendMessage(envelope("spriteDataResponse", number(event, "sid"), root));
     }