diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
index 54da91af3..47109ca91 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void Networking::setCurrentMpNum(int value)
     currentMpNum = value;
 }
 
-int Networking::getNextMpNum()
+int Networking::incrementMpNum()
 {
     currentMpNum++;
     Script::Call<Script::CallbackIdentity("OnMpNumIncrement")>(currentMpNum);
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
index bc556c946..5cfed17e7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace  mwmp
 
         int getCurrentMpNum();
         void setCurrentMpNum(int value);
-        int getNextMpNum();
+        int incrementMpNum();
 
         MasterClient *getMasterClient();
         void InitQuery(std::string queryAddr, unsigned short queryPort, std::string serverAddr, unsigned short serverPort);
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/processors/world/ProcessorObjectPlace.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/processors/world/ProcessorObjectPlace.hpp
index d214b2e9b..116888bbe 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/processors/world/ProcessorObjectPlace.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/processors/world/ProcessorObjectPlace.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace mwmp
         {
             for (unsigned int i = 0; i < event.objectChanges.count; i++)
             {
-                event.objectChanges.objects.at(i).mpNum = mwmp::Networking::getPtr()->getNextMpNum();
+                event.objectChanges.objects.at(i).mpNum = mwmp::Networking::getPtr()->incrementMpNum();
             }
 
             // Send this packet back to the original sender with the mpNum generation from above,