diff --git a/pkg/network/capability/capability.go b/pkg/network/capability/capability.go
index ff5380aa7..7b489ef3a 100644
--- a/pkg/network/capability/capability.go
+++ b/pkg/network/capability/capability.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func (c *Capability) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 		c.Data = &Server{}
 	default:
 		br.Err = errors.New("unknown node capability type")
+		return
 	}
 	c.Data.DecodeBinary(br)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/message.go b/pkg/network/message.go
index b38c4f5eb..6e1f55091 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message.go
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ const (
 	CMDGetData      CommandType = 0x28
 	CMDGetBlockData CommandType = 0x29
 	CMDUnknown      CommandType = 0x2a
-	CMDTX           CommandType = 0x2b
-	CMDBlock        CommandType = 0x2c
-	CMDConsensus    CommandType = 0x2d
+	CMDTX                       = CommandType(payload.TXType)
+	CMDBlock                    = CommandType(payload.BlockType)
+	CMDConsensus                = CommandType(payload.ConsensusType)
 	CMDReject       CommandType = 0x2f
 
 	// SPV protocol
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/inventory.go b/pkg/network/payload/inventory.go
index d582e0486..00e211df6 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/inventory.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/inventory.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ type InventoryType uint8
 // String implements the Stringer interface.
 func (i InventoryType) String() string {
 	switch i {
-	case 0x01:
+	case TXType:
 		return "TX"
-	case 0x02:
+	case BlockType:
 		return "block"
-	case 0xe0:
+	case ConsensusType:
 		return "consensus"
 	default:
 		return "unknown inventory type"
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ func (i InventoryType) Valid() bool {
 
 // List of valid InventoryTypes.
 const (
-	TXType        InventoryType = 0x01 // 1
-	BlockType     InventoryType = 0x02 // 2
-	ConsensusType InventoryType = 0xe0 // 224
+	TXType        InventoryType = 0x2b
+	BlockType     InventoryType = 0x2c
+	ConsensusType InventoryType = 0x2d
 )
 
 // Inventory payload.