diff --git a/src/client/app/common/scripts/stream.ts b/src/client/app/common/scripts/stream.ts
index 980330c4e4..c588d1bb39 100644
--- a/src/client/app/common/scripts/stream.ts
+++ b/src/client/app/common/scripts/stream.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ abstract class Connection extends EventEmitter {
 		const type = payload === undefined ? typeOrPayload.type : typeOrPayload;
 		const body = payload === undefined ? typeOrPayload.body : payload;
 
-		this.stream.send('channel', {
+		this.stream.send('ch', {
 			id: this.id,
 			type: type,
 			body: body
diff --git a/src/server/api/stream/index.ts b/src/server/api/stream/index.ts
index ef6397fcd9..1014343bbf 100644
--- a/src/server/api/stream/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/stream/index.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export default class Connection {
 			case 'connect': this.onChannelConnectRequested(body); break;
 			case 'disconnect': this.onChannelDisconnectRequested(body); break;
 			case 'channel': this.onChannelMessageRequested(body); break;
+			case 'ch': this.onChannelMessageRequested(body); break; // alias
 		}
 	}