diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/NotificationsClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/NotificationsClient.cs
index 5654fa6396..5762e0e588 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/NotificationsClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Notifications/NotificationsClient.cs
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ protected NotificationsClient(IAPIProvider api)
 
         public override Task ConnectAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            API.Queue(CreateFetchMessagesRequest(0));
+            API.Queue(CreateInitialFetchRequest(0));
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
-        protected APIRequest CreateFetchMessagesRequest(long? lastMessageId = null)
+        protected APIRequest CreateInitialFetchRequest(long? lastMessageId = null)
         {
             var fetchReq = new GetUpdatesRequest(lastMessageId ?? this.lastMessageId);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/PollingNotificationsClient.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/PollingNotificationsClient.cs
index c1f032a647..571a7a1ed1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/PollingNotificationsClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/PollingNotificationsClient.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public override Task ConnectAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             {
                 while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                 {
-                    await API.PerformAsync(CreateFetchMessagesRequest());
+                    await API.PerformAsync(CreateInitialFetchRequest());
                     await Task.Delay(1000, cancellationToken);
                 }
             }, cancellationToken);