diff --git a/src/game_initialization/multiplayer.cpp b/src/game_initialization/multiplayer.cpp
index 1258660e6a7..74bb664ef64 100644
--- a/src/game_initialization/multiplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/game_initialization/multiplayer.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class mp_manager
 public:
 	// Declare this as a friend to allow direct access to enter_create_mode
 	friend void mp::start_local_game();
-	friend void mp::yeet_to_server(const config&);
+	friend void mp::send_to_server(const config&);
 	friend mp::lobby_info* mp::get_lobby_info();
 
 	mp_manager(const std::optional<std::string> host);
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ std::string get_profile_link(int user_id)
 	return "";
 }
 
-void yeet_to_server(const config& data)
+void send_to_server(const config& data)
 {
 	if(manager && manager->connection) {
 		manager->connection->send_data(data);
diff --git a/src/game_initialization/multiplayer.hpp b/src/game_initialization/multiplayer.hpp
index d2343c5b307..5c709f7f808 100644
--- a/src/game_initialization/multiplayer.hpp
+++ b/src/game_initialization/multiplayer.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ std::string get_profile_link(int user_id);
 class lobby_info* get_lobby_info();
 
 /** Attempts to send given data to server if a connection is open. */
-void yeet_to_server(const config& data);
+void send_to_server(const config& data);
 
 /** RAII helper class to register a network handler. */
 class network_registrar
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/chatbox.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/chatbox.cpp
index ecc36422c56..8b03c3d11ed 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/chatbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/chatbox.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void chatbox::close_window_button_callback(std::string room_name, bool& handled,
 
 void chatbox::send_to_server(const ::config& cfg)
 {
-	mp::yeet_to_server(cfg);
+	mp::send_to_server(cfg);
 }
 
 void chatbox::increment_waiting_whispers(const std::string& name)