diff --git a/lib/controller.js b/lib/controller.js
index 447f8bf0e..29d06effd 100644
--- a/lib/controller.js
+++ b/lib/controller.js
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ class Controller {
                 }
             };
 
-            this.zigbee.publish(deviceID, message.cid, message.cmd, message.zclData, ep, callback);
+            this.zigbee.publish(deviceID, message.cid, message.cmd, message.zclData, ep, message.type, callback);
 
             published.push({message: message, converter: converter});
         });
diff --git a/lib/zigbee.js b/lib/zigbee.js
index 6a813ebba..bfe50d4b2 100644
--- a/lib/zigbee.js
+++ b/lib/zigbee.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Zigbee {
         return this.shepherd.find(device.ieeeAddr, 1);
     }
 
-    publish(deviceID, cid, cmd, zclData, ep, callback) {
+    publish(deviceID, cid, cmd, zclData, ep, type, callback) {
         const device = this._findDevice(deviceID, ep);
         if (!device) {
             logger.error(`Zigbee cannot publish message to device because '${deviceID}' not known by zigbee-shepherd`);
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ class Zigbee {
         }
 
         logger.info(`Zigbee publish to '${deviceID}', ${cid} - ${cmd} - ${JSON.stringify(zclData)} - ${ep}`);
-        device.functional(cid, cmd, zclData, (error) => {
+
+        device[type](cid, cmd, zclData, (error) => {
             if (error) {
                 logger.error(
                     `Zigbee publish to '${deviceID}', ${cid} - ${cmd} - ${JSON.stringify(zclData)} - ${ep} ` +