diff --git a/plugins/tangle/solidifier.go b/plugins/tangle/solidifier.go
index 71494b86230c43d53748df28ab33e483016955ab..2801ed07e565758117589473c9a1fc26f298b048 100644
--- a/plugins/tangle/solidifier.go
+++ b/plugins/tangle/solidifier.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func checkSolidity(transaction *value_transaction.ValueTransaction) (result bool
 		}
 	}
 
-	// check solidity of branch transaction if it is not genesis
-	if trunkTransactionHash := transaction.GetBranchTransactionHash(); trunkTransactionHash != meta_transaction.BRANCH_NULL_HASH {
+	// check solidity of trunk transaction if it is not genesis
+	if trunkTransactionHash := transaction.GetTrunkTransactionHash(); trunkTransactionHash != meta_transaction.BRANCH_NULL_HASH {
 		if trunkTransaction, trunkErr := GetTransaction(trunkTransactionHash); trunkErr != nil {
 			err = trunkErr