diff --git a/packages/chain-adapters/src/cosmossdk/thorchain/ThorchainChainAdapter.ts b/packages/chain-adapters/src/cosmossdk/thorchain/ThorchainChainAdapter.ts
index ee005418c..845f30f9b 100644
--- a/packages/chain-adapters/src/cosmossdk/thorchain/ThorchainChainAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/chain-adapters/src/cosmossdk/thorchain/ThorchainChainAdapter.ts
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ export class ChainAdapter extends CosmosSdkBaseAdapter<KnownChainIds.ThorchainMa
 
       const from = await this.getAddress({ accountNumber, wallet })
       const account = await this.getAccount(from)
-
+      // https://dev.thorchain.org/thorchain-dev/concepts/memos#asset-notation
       const msg: Message = {
         type: 'thorchain/MsgDeposit',
         value: {
-          coins: [{ asset: 'rune', amount: bnOrZero(value).toString() }],
+          coins: [{ asset: 'THOR.RUNE', amount: bnOrZero(value).toString() }],
           memo,
           signer: from,
         },