diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/MessagePacker.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/MessagePacker.cs
index 20eed78ec..bf9a0ec17 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/MessagePacker.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/MessagePacker.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public static bool UnpackMessage(NetworkReader messageReader, out int msgType)
             }
         }
 
-        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) =>
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
index b6d4bfdd7..4ab525fb4 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public static void RegisterHandler<T>(Action<NetworkConnection, T> handler, bool
             {
                 Debug.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>
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
index 5e7b0f765..bd5305c22 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public static void RegisterHandler<T>(Action<NetworkConnection, T> handler, bool
             {
                 Debug.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>
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ 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>