diff --git a/whisper/whisperv6/api.go b/whisper/whisperv6/api.go
index 96e2b17e7cf0..3f3a082afe97 100644
--- a/whisper/whisperv6/api.go
+++ b/whisper/whisperv6/api.go
@@ -558,9 +558,10 @@ func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) NewMessageFilter(req Criteria) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if len(req.Topics) > 0 {
-		topics = make([][]byte, 0, len(req.Topics))
-		for _, topic := range req.Topics {
-			topics = append(topics, topic[:])
+		topics = make([][]byte, len(req.Topics))
+		for i, topic := range req.Topics {
+			topics[i] = make([]byte, TopicLength)
+			copy(topics[i], topic[:])
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/whisper/whisperv6/api_test.go b/whisper/whisperv6/api_test.go
index 71101412af32..004a41c9496a 100644
--- a/whisper/whisperv6/api_test.go
+++ b/whisper/whisperv6/api_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/NiluPlatform/go-nilu/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	set "gopkg.in/fatih/set.v0"
 )