1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/exchange/DirectExchangeType.java b/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/exchange/DirectExchangeType.java
index c193764edc..afe00e1b60 100644
--- a/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/exchange/DirectExchangeType.java
+++ b/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/exchange/DirectExchangeType.java
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ import org.apache.qpid.server.virtualhost.VirtualHost;
 
 public class DirectExchangeType implements ExchangeType<DirectExchange>
 {
+    @Override
+    public String getType()
+    {
+        return getName().toString();
+    }
+
     public AMQShortString getName()
     {
         return ExchangeDefaults.DIRECT_EXCHANGE_CLASS;