diff --git a/logs/api-logs.go b/logs/api-logs.go
index a2e6d47afaa1d82725ccd74bce9a6530697d7ac5..55a33cc371463545a65eb385f8ef50d763dd10ed 100644
--- a/logs/api-logs.go
+++ b/logs/api-logs.go
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ func LogIncomingAPIRequest(startTime time.Time, req events.APIGatewayProxyReques
 
 	//todo: filter out sensitive values (e.g. OTP)
 	if _, err := queues.NewEvent(service.Ctx, "API_LOGS").
-		Type("incoming-api-log").
+		Type("api-log").
 		RequestID(apiLog.RequestID).
 		Send(apiLog); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to send incoming-api-log")
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to send api-log")
 	}
 	return nil
 } //LogIncomingAPIRequest()