diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/HubClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/HubClient.cs
index 07428f58b4..583f15a4a4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/HubClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/HubClient.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online
             Connection.Closed += InvokeClosed;
         }
 
-        public override Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Connection.StartAsync(cancellationToken);
+        public override Task ConnectAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Connection.StartAsync(cancellationToken);
 
         public override async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/PersistentEndpointClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/PersistentEndpointClient.cs
index d6ed2d8aec..e0307f7c6a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/PersistentEndpointClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/PersistentEndpointClient.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online
 
         protected Task InvokeClosed(Exception? exception) => Closed?.Invoke(exception) ?? Task.CompletedTask;
 
-        public abstract Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        public abstract Task ConnectAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         public virtual ValueTask DisposeAsync()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/PersistentEndpointClientConnector.cs b/osu.Game/Online/PersistentEndpointClientConnector.cs
index fca7f2ed48..7082757b15 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/PersistentEndpointClientConnector.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/PersistentEndpointClientConnector.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online
 
                         cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-                        await CurrentConnection.StartAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        await CurrentConnection.ConnectAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                         Logger.Log($"{ClientName} connected!", LoggingTarget.Network);
                         isConnected.Value = true;