diff --git a/nabclockd/tests/nabclockd_test.py b/nabclockd/tests/nabclockd_test.py
index b28d42ab..3efd1fa0 100644
--- a/nabclockd/tests/nabclockd_test.py
+++ b/nabclockd/tests/nabclockd_test.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_wakeup(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(self.wakeup_handler_packets), 2)
         # NLU packet
         self.assertTrue("type" in self.wakeup_handler_packets[0])
-        self.assertEqual(self.wakeup_handler_packets[0]["type"], "idle")
+        self.assertEqual(self.wakeup_handler_packets[0]["type"], "mode")
         self.assertTrue("type" in self.wakeup_handler_packets[1])
         self.assertEqual(self.wakeup_handler_packets[1]["type"], "wakeup")
 
diff --git a/nabcommon/nabservice.py b/nabcommon/nabservice.py
index 72e678a6..50c67b57 100644
--- a/nabcommon/nabservice.py
+++ b/nabcommon/nabservice.py
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ async def client_loop(self):
         try:
             service_dir = os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(self.__class__))
             if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(service_dir, "nlu")):
-                idle_packet = '{"type":"idle","events":["asr"]}\r\n'
+                idle_packet = (
+                    '{"type":"mode","mode":"idle","events":["asr"]}\r\n'
+                )
                 self.writer.write(idle_packet.encode("utf8"))
             while self.running and not self.reader.at_eof():
                 line = await self.reader.readline()
@@ -443,7 +445,9 @@ async def perform(self, expiration_date, type, config):
                 + "}\r\n"
             )
         else:
-            info_packet = '{"type":"info","info_id":"' + service_name + '"}\r\n'
+            info_packet = (
+                '{"type":"info","info_id":"' + service_name + '"}\r\n'
+            )
         self.writer.write(info_packet.encode("utf8"))
         if type != "info":
             await self.perform_additional(