diff --git a/include/caosdb/message_code.h b/include/caosdb/message_code.h
index faf04d3bb5b53dc87f1e36223a2dcef44b3ca6f4..a277656cd3848931bdc6dff6d3a802dab8da3282 100644
--- a/include/caosdb/message_code.h
+++ b/include/caosdb/message_code.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ enum MessageCode {
   INTEGER_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE =
     caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::MessageCode::MESSAGE_CODE_INTEGER_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE,
   ENTITY_HAS_BEEN_DELETED_SUCCESSFULLY =
-    MessageCode::MESSAGE_CODE_ENTITY_HAS_BEEN_DELETED_SUCCESSFULLY,
+    caosdb::entity::v1alpha1::MessageCode::MESSAGE_CODE_ENTITY_HAS_BEEN_DELETED_SUCCESSFULLY,
 };
 
 [[nodiscard]] inline auto get_message_code(int code) noexcept -> MessageCode {