diff --git a/lib/message_handler.rb b/lib/message_handler.rb
index a8fd09fee..214d7f50a 100644
--- a/lib/message_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/message_handler.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class MessageHandler
         http = EventMachine::HttpRequest.new(query.destination).get :timeout => TIMEOUT
         http.callback {process}
       when :hub_publish
-        http = EventMachine::PubSubHubbub.new(query.destination).get :timeout => TIMEOUT
+        http = EventMachine::PubSubHubbub.new(query.destination).publish :timeout => TIMEOUT
         http.callback {process}
       else
         raise "message is not a type I know!"