diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/RelayReceiver.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/RelayReceiver.java
index bfd84f88d..608ea875c 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/RelayReceiver.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/RelayReceiver.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class RelayReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
 
     public static void setTimer( Context context )
     {
-        setTimer( context, 1000 * XWPrefs.getProxyInterval( context ) );
+        setTimer( context, 1000 * XWPrefs.getProxyIntervalSeconds( context ) );
     }
 
     public static void setTimer( Context context, long interval_millis )
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class RelayReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
             am.set( AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, fire_millis, pi );
         } else {
             DbgUtils.logf( "RelayReceiver.restartTimer(): cancelling" );
-            // will happen if user's set getProxyInterval to return 0
+            // will happen if user's set getProxyIntervalSeconds to return 0
             am.cancel( pi );
         }
     }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
index 5ad369133..137f3d4ba 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class XWPrefs {
         return result;
     }
 
-    public static long getProxyInterval( Context context )
+    public static long getProxyIntervalSeconds( Context context )
     {
         String value = getPrefsString( context, R.string.key_connect_frequency );
         long result;