diff --git a/routing/missioncontrol.go b/routing/missioncontrol.go
index f8dd35ba..67d419d8 100644
--- a/routing/missioncontrol.go
+++ b/routing/missioncontrol.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (m *missionControl) GraphPruneView() *graphPruneView {
 	// view we'll return.
 	vertexes := make(map[vertex]struct{})
 	for vertex, pruneTime := range m.failedVertexes {
-		if now.Sub(pruneTime) >= edgeDecay {
+		if now.Sub(pruneTime) >= vertexDecay {
 			log.Tracef("Pruning decayed failure report for vertex %v "+
 				"from Mission Control", vertex)