diff --git a/packages/rosenet-node/lib/createRoseNetNode.ts b/packages/rosenet-node/lib/createRoseNetNode.ts
index b953939..005aaeb 100644
--- a/packages/rosenet-node/lib/createRoseNetNode.ts
+++ b/packages/rosenet-node/lib/createRoseNetNode.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const createRoseNetNode = async ({
     subscribe: async (topic: string, handler: (message: string) => void) => {
       node.services.pubsub.subscribe(topic);
       node.services.pubsub.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
-        if (event.detail.topic === 'topic') {
+        if (event.detail.topic === topic) {
           const textDecoder = new TextDecoder();
           handler(textDecoder.decode(event.detail.data));
         }