diff --git a/launch/description.launch b/launch/description.launch
index 12f5b13fdd497aea12cbecb3110815563ee7d5a2..c5f9cb9180cd2c331acfdca2b01fda435888744a 100644
--- a/launch/description.launch
+++ b/launch/description.launch
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     <node if="$(arg state_pub)"
           pkg="robot_state_publisher"
-          type="state_publisher"
+          type="robot_state_publisher"
           name="state_publisher">
       <param name="tf_prefix" type="string" value="/$(arg ns)"/>
       <param name="publish_frequency" type="double" value="20.0"/>