diff --git a/src/lib/device.ts b/src/lib/device.ts
index 997285ff5ceca02005158ce1909d71c578a94649..04654bfff14a3496cb72117bad9588d75ede2167 100644
--- a/src/lib/device.ts
+++ b/src/lib/device.ts
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ export default abstract class Device extends js.global.EventEmitter {
 		const toRadio: protobuf.Mesh.ToRadio = new protobuf.Mesh.ToRadio({
 			payloadVariant: {
 				case: 'heartbeat',
-				value: new protobuf.Mesh.Heartbeat({}),
+				value: new protobuf.Mesh.Heartbeat(),
 			},
 		});
 		this.write(toRadio);