diff --git a/cmd/influxd/run/server.go b/cmd/influxd/run/server.go
index 5c77d7ed2c..3dd0614999 100644
--- a/cmd/influxd/run/server.go
+++ b/cmd/influxd/run/server.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *Server) appendUDPService(c udp.Config) {
 		return
 	}
 	srv := udp.NewService(c)
-	srv.Server.PointsWriter = s.PointsWriter
+	srv.PointsWriter = s.PointsWriter
 }
 
 func (s *Server) appendContinuousQueryService(c continuous_querier.Config) {