diff --git a/ethclient/bor_ethclient.go b/ethclient/bor_ethclient.go
index b169df5736..b56356592c 100644
--- a/ethclient/bor_ethclient.go
+++ b/ethclient/bor_ethclient.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // GetRootHash returns the merkle root of the block headers
 func (ec *Client) GetRootHash(ctx context.Context, startBlockNumber uint64, endBlockNumber uint64) (string, error) {
 	var rootHash string
-	if err := ec.c.CallContext(ctx, &rootHash, "eth_getRootHash", startBlockNumber, endBlockNumber); err != nil {
+	if err := ec.c.CallContext(ctx, &rootHash, "bor_getRootHash", startBlockNumber, endBlockNumber); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}