diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
index 245731a6de..645aa9e531 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type
 
   Ttlmessage* = object
     msg*: seq[byte]
-    ttl*: Moment
+    timestamp*: Moment
 
   RpcMessageQueue* = ref object
     sendPriorityQueue: Deque[Future[void]]
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ proc sendEncoded*(p: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[byte], isHighPriority: bool = false) {
     when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
       libp2p_gossipsub_priority_queue_size.inc(labelValues = [$p.peerId])
   else:
-    await p.rpcmessagequeue.nonPriorityQueue.addLast(Ttlmessage(msg: msg, ttl: Moment.now()))
+    await p.rpcmessagequeue.nonPriorityQueue.addLast(Ttlmessage(msg: msg, timestamp: Moment.now()))
     when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
       libp2p_gossipsub_non_priority_queue_size.inc(labelValues = [$p.peerId])
   trace "message queued", p, msg = shortLog(msg)
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ proc sendNonPriorityTask(p: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
      let ttlMsg = await p.rpcmessagequeue.nonPriorityQueue.popFirst()
      when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
        libp2p_gossipsub_non_priority_queue_size.dec(labelValues = [$p.peerId])
-     if Moment.now() - ttlMsg.ttl >= p.rpcmessagequeue.maxDurationInNonPriorityQueue:
+     if Moment.now() - ttlMsg.timestamp >= p.rpcmessagequeue.maxDurationInNonPriorityQueue:
        when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
         libp2p_gossipsub_non_priority_msgs_dropped.inc(labelValues = [$p.peerId])
        continue