diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/MessagePacker.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/MessagePacker.cs
index cf40ce2da..2b25461b5 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/MessagePacker.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/MessagePacker.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public static bool UnpackMessage(NetworkReader messageReader, out int msgType)
         }
 
         // wraps a handler function with extra code
-        internal static NetworkMessageDelegate MessageHandler<T, C>(Action<C, T> handler, bool requireAuthenication)
+        internal static NetworkMessageDelegate WrapHandler<T, C>(Action<C, T> handler, bool requireAuthenication)
             where T : struct, NetworkMessage
             where C : NetworkConnection
             => (conn, reader, channelId) =>
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
index 0d154bc07..b73df2913 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public static void RegisterHandler<T>(Action<NetworkConnection, T> handler, bool
             {
                 logger.LogWarning($"NetworkClient.RegisterHandler replacing handler for {typeof(T).FullName}, id={msgType}. If replacement is intentional, use ReplaceHandler instead to avoid this warning.");
             }
-            handlers[msgType] = MessagePacker.MessageHandler(handler, requireAuthentication);
+            handlers[msgType] = MessagePacker.WrapHandler(handler, requireAuthentication);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ public static void ReplaceHandler<T>(Action<NetworkConnection, T> handler, bool
             where T : struct, NetworkMessage
         {
             int msgType = MessagePacker.GetId<T>();
-            handlers[msgType] = MessagePacker.MessageHandler(handler, requireAuthentication);
+            handlers[msgType] = MessagePacker.WrapHandler(handler, requireAuthentication);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
index 93bdff76d..28f18a684 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ public static void RegisterHandler<T>(Action<NetworkConnection, T> handler, bool
             {
                 logger.LogWarning($"NetworkServer.RegisterHandler replacing handler for {typeof(T).FullName}, id={msgType}. If replacement is intentional, use ReplaceHandler instead to avoid this warning.");
             }
-            handlers[msgType] = MessagePacker.MessageHandler(handler, requireAuthentication);
+            handlers[msgType] = MessagePacker.WrapHandler(handler, requireAuthentication);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ public static void ReplaceHandler<T>(Action<NetworkConnection, T> handler, bool
             where T : struct, NetworkMessage
         {
             int msgType = MessagePacker.GetId<T>();
-            handlers[msgType] = MessagePacker.MessageHandler(handler, requireAuthentication);
+            handlers[msgType] = MessagePacker.WrapHandler(handler, requireAuthentication);
         }
 
         /// <summary>