diff --git a/kernel/mailbox.c b/kernel/mailbox.c
index 016e22aa..8b7a8b78 100644
--- a/kernel/mailbox.c
+++ b/kernel/mailbox.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int mailbox_test_init(void)
 {
 	char* argv[] = {"/bin/mailbox", NULL};
 	kprintf( "### Hello from mailbox_test_init\n" );
-	create_user_task(NULL, "/bin/mailbox", argv);
+	create_kernel_task(NULL, mail_ping, argv);
 
 	return 0;
 }