diff --git a/local-interchain/rust/localic-std/src/modules/cosmwasm.rs b/local-interchain/rust/localic-std/src/modules/cosmwasm.rs
index ec978c668..4044731a2 100644
--- a/local-interchain/rust/localic-std/src/modules/cosmwasm.rs
+++ b/local-interchain/rust/localic-std/src/modules/cosmwasm.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl CosmWasm<'_> {
         let src: String = format!("wasm.{}", contract_addr.as_str());
         let dst = format!("wasm.{}", dst_contract_addr.as_str());
 
-        r.create_connection(path, src.as_str(), dst.as_str(), order, version)
+        r.create_channel(path, src.as_str(), dst.as_str(), order, version)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/local-interchain/rust/localic-std/src/relayer.rs b/local-interchain/rust/localic-std/src/relayer.rs
index ef6c8fd9e..a509b5ab9 100644
--- a/local-interchain/rust/localic-std/src/relayer.rs
+++ b/local-interchain/rust/localic-std/src/relayer.rs
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ impl Relayer<'_> {
 
     /// # Errors
     ///
-    /// Returns `Err` if the relayer is not able to create the connection between 2 channels.
-    pub fn create_connection(
+    /// Returns `Err` if the relayer is not able to create the channel between 2 channels.
+    pub fn create_channel(
         &self,
         path: &str,
         src: &str,
diff --git a/local-interchain/rust/main/src/main.rs b/local-interchain/rust/main/src/main.rs
index fd6ef4cbf..b1836bc93 100644
--- a/local-interchain/rust/main/src/main.rs
+++ b/local-interchain/rust/main/src/main.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fn test_ibc_contract_relaying(node: &Chain, rb1: &ChainRequestBuilder, rb2: &Cha
     println!("contract_b: {cb:?}");
 
     // example: manual relayer connection
-    // let wc = relayer.create_connection(
+    // let wc = relayer.create_channel(
     //     "juno-ibc-1",
     //     format!("wasm.{}", &contract_a.contract_addr.as_ref().unwrap()).as_str(),
     //     format!("wasm.{}", &contract_b.contract_addr.as_ref().unwrap()).as_str(),