diff --git a/p4app/controller.py b/p4app/controller.py
index 6734532..adbd0f0 100644
--- a/p4app/controller.py
+++ b/p4app/controller.py
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ class L2Controller(object):
 
             print("cpu = {} {}".format(cpu_header.__repr__(), len(cpu_header)))
             ether_part = pkg[Ether]
-            # read from cpu header
-            ether_part.type = 0x86dd
+
+            ether_part.type = cpu_header.type
 
             ether_orig = Ether(src=packet.src, dst=packet.dst, type=0x86dd)