diff --git a/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhealthcheck/plugin/v1alpha1/plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhealthcheck/plugin/v1alpha1/plugin.go
index 202a15eacec5..5b3e77091772 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhealthcheck/plugin/v1alpha1/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/policies/meshhealthcheck/plugin/v1alpha1/plugin.go
@@ -109,7 +109,13 @@ func applyToGateways(
 }
 
 func toProtocol(p mesh_proto.MeshGateway_Listener_Protocol) core_mesh.Protocol {
-	return core_mesh.ParseProtocol(p.String())
+	switch p {
+	case mesh_proto.MeshGateway_Listener_HTTP, mesh_proto.MeshGateway_Listener_HTTPS:
+		return core_mesh.ProtocolHTTP
+	case mesh_proto.MeshGateway_Listener_TCP, mesh_proto.MeshGateway_Listener_TLS:
+		return core_mesh.ProtocolTCP
+	}
+	return core_mesh.ProtocolTCP
 }
 
 func configure(