diff --git a/src/assets/assets.cpp b/src/assets/assets.cpp
index eac08c5e6f..e52c75ca1e 100644
--- a/src/assets/assets.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/assets.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ bool IsAssetNameValid(const std::string& name, AssetType& assetType)
         boost::split(parts, name, boost::is_any_of(CHANNEL_TAG_DELIMITER));
         bool valid = IsNameValidBeforeTag(parts.front()) && IsChannelTagValid(parts.back());
         if (!valid) return false;
-        assetType = AssetType::CHANNEL;
+        assetType = AssetType::MSGCHANNEL;
         return true;
     }
     else if (std::regex_match(name, OWNER_INDICATOR))
diff --git a/src/assets/assets.h b/src/assets/assets.h
index abd0e98e32..54550fba99 100644
--- a/src/assets/assets.h
+++ b/src/assets/assets.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ enum AssetType
     OWNER,
     SUB,
     UNIQUE,
-    CHANNEL,
+    MSGCHANNEL,
     VOTE,
     INVALID
 };
diff --git a/src/test/assets/asset_tests.cpp b/src/test/assets/asset_tests.cpp
index 7b65e8abf0..feb6be4d19 100644
--- a/src/test/assets/asset_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/assets/asset_tests.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(asset_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
         // channel
         BOOST_CHECK(IsAssetNameValid("ABC~1", type));
-        BOOST_CHECK(type == AssetType::CHANNEL);
+        BOOST_CHECK(type == AssetType::MSGCHANNEL);
         BOOST_CHECK(IsAssetNameValid("ABC~STILL_MAX_OF_30.CHARS_1234", type));
 
         BOOST_CHECK(!IsAssetNameValid("MIN~", type));