diff --git a/beem/witness.py b/beem/witness.py
index 6c05a0cebbdd8ba329f72685393db36f6d22cf88..3fd38fc926ad416ac59f75d10f73ac97ab6b9eba 100644
--- a/beem/witness.py
+++ b/beem/witness.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Witness(BlockchainObject):
             :param str account: (optional) the source account for the transfer
             if not self["owner"]
         """
-        quote = quote if quote is not None else "1.000 %s" % (self.steem.symbol)
+        quote = quote if quote is not None else "1.000 %s" % (self.steem.steem_symbol)
         if not account:
             account = self["owner"]
         if not account: