diff --git a/x/meshsecurity/keeper/relay.go b/x/meshsecurity/keeper/relay.go
index 5f5ead24..366c8d75 100644
--- a/x/meshsecurity/keeper/relay.go
+++ b/x/meshsecurity/keeper/relay.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (k Keeper) SendPackets(ctx sdk.Context) {
 			k.channelKeeper,
 			channelID,            // source channel id
 			types.ConsumerPortID, // source port id
-			s.GetBytes(),
+			s.MarshalConsumerPacketData(),
 			k.GetParams(ctx).GetTimeoutPeriod(),
 		)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/x/meshsecurity/keeper/valset_updates.go b/x/meshsecurity/keeper/valset_updates.go
index 5260fcab..3c8eb79a 100644
--- a/x/meshsecurity/keeper/valset_updates.go
+++ b/x/meshsecurity/keeper/valset_updates.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (k Keeper) ScheduleModified(ctx sdk.Context, addr sdk.ValAddress) error {
 func (k Keeper) sendAsync(ctx sdk.Context, op cptypes.PipedValsetOperation, valAddr sdk.ValAddress, packet cptypes.ConsumerPacketData) error {
 	// if op
 	ModuleLogger(ctx).Debug("storing for async update", "operation", int(op), "val", valAddr.String())
-	value := packet.GetBytes()
+	value := packet.MarshalConsumerPacketData()
 	ctx.KVStore(k.memKey).Set(types.BuildPipedValsetOpKey(op, valAddr), value)
 	// and schedule an update callback for all registered contracts
 	var innerErr error
diff --git a/x/types/wire.go b/x/types/wire.go
index c9f8e2a8..6da90e76 100644
--- a/x/types/wire.go
+++ b/x/types/wire.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 )
 
-func (c ConsumerPacketData) GetBytes() []byte {
+func (c ConsumerPacketData) MarshalConsumerPacketData() []byte {
 	var bytes []byte
 	bytes = append(bytes, Int32ToBytes(int32(c.Type))...)
 	if c.Type != PipedValsetOperation_VALIDATOR_SLASHED {
diff --git a/x/types/wire_test.go b/x/types/wire_test.go
index 16d02a17..6473e42f 100644
--- a/x/types/wire_test.go
+++ b/x/types/wire_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestGetBytesAndGetData(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetBytesAndUnmarshalConsumerPacketData(t *testing.T) {
 	c1 := ConsumerPacketData{
 		Type: PipedValsetOperation_VALIDATOR_SLASHED,
 		Data: &ConsumerPacketData_SlashPacketData{
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestGetBytesAndGetData(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	data := c1.GetBytes()
+	data := c1.MarshalConsumerPacketData()
 	c2, err := UnmarshalConsumerPacketData(data)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, c1, c2)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestGetBytesAndGetData(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	data = s1.GetBytes()
+	data = s1.MarshalConsumerPacketData()
 	s2, err := UnmarshalConsumerPacketData(data)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, s1, s2)