diff --git a/NetDb.cpp b/NetDb.cpp
index c50c5fd8..85fbf6ff 100644
--- a/NetDb.cpp
+++ b/NetDb.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ namespace data
 					{
 						auto h = floodfill->GetIdentHash();
 						LogPrint(eLogDebug, "NetDb: Flood lease set for ", ident.ToBase32(), " to ", h.ToBase64());
-						transports.SendMessage (h, floodMsg);
+						transports.SendMessage (h, CopyI2NPMessage(floodMsg));
 						excluded.insert (h);
 					}
 					else