diff --git a/src/main/python/antidotedb/antidoteclient.py b/src/main/python/antidotedb/antidoteclient.py
index 979b674..4e3a333 100644
--- a/src/main/python/antidotedb/antidoteclient.py
+++ b/src/main/python/antidotedb/antidoteclient.py
@@ -644,14 +644,11 @@ def commit( self) :
         return res.success == True
 
     def abort( self) :
-        """ Commit transaction. Commit time gets recoded in AntidoteClient as 
-        last_commit
+        """ Abort transaction
         """
         op = ApbAbortTransaction()
         op.transaction_descriptor = self.txDescriptor
-        self.antidoteClient.sendMessageCommitTransaction( op)
-        res = self.antidoteClient.recvMessageCommitResp()
-        return res
+        self.antidoteClient.sendMessageAbortTransaction( op)
 
             
     
@@ -841,4 +838,4 @@ def sendMessageStaticReadObjects( self, msg) :
 
         
 
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+