diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
index 7c6d4ae50fa1d2649c742c533167aa87916c06ce..25222a9e9e34a30b81ffb8a92ffc9b746a676921 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/matrix-service.js
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ angular.module('matrixService', [])
             var path = "/presence/$user_id/status";
             path = path.replace("$user_id", config.user_id);
             return doRequest("PUT", path, undefined, {
-                state: presence
+                presence: presence
             });
         },