diff --git a/ghost/stripe/lib/StripeAPI.js b/ghost/stripe/lib/StripeAPI.js
index 1b2b2c5b39..b03a257c4c 100644
--- a/ghost/stripe/lib/StripeAPI.js
+++ b/ghost/stripe/lib/StripeAPI.js
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ module.exports = class StripeAPI {
             metadata,
             customer: customer ? customer.id : undefined,
             customer_email: !customer && customerEmail ? customerEmail : undefined,
-            submit_type: 'donate',
+            submit_type: 'pay',
             invoice_creation: {
                 enabled: true,
                 invoice_data: {