diff --git a/gz_ros2_control/src/gz_ros2_control_plugin.cpp b/gz_ros2_control/src/gz_ros2_control_plugin.cpp
index 84d8d369..cab1accf 100644
--- a/gz_ros2_control/src/gz_ros2_control_plugin.cpp
+++ b/gz_ros2_control/src/gz_ros2_control_plugin.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void GazeboSimROS2ControlPlugin::Configure(
   }
 
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < control_hardware_info.size(); ++i) {
-    std::string robot_hw_sim_type_str_ = control_hardware_info[i].hardware_plugin_name;
+    std::string robot_hw_sim_type_str_ = control_hardware_info[i].hardware_class_type;
     RCLCPP_DEBUG(
       this->dataPtr->node_->get_logger(), "Load hardware interface %s ...",
       robot_hw_sim_type_str_.c_str());