diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/java.jms/ConsumerUtils.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/java.jms/ConsumerUtils.java
index 12b84917..4e2bba74 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/java.jms/ConsumerUtils.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/java.jms/ConsumerUtils.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ private static BMap<BString, Object> getMessageProperties(Message message)
         Iterator<String> iterator = propertyNames.asIterator();
         while (iterator.hasNext()) {
             String key = iterator.next();
-            Object value = ((MapMessage) message).getObject(key);
+            Object value = message.getObjectProperty(key);
             messageProperties.put(StringUtils.fromString(key), getMapValue(value));
         }
         return messageProperties;