diff --git a/x/nexus/keeper/general_message.go b/x/nexus/keeper/general_message.go
index d61548dee..69f1e1f76 100644
--- a/x/nexus/keeper/general_message.go
+++ b/x/nexus/keeper/general_message.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func getProcessingMessageKey(destinationChain exported.ChainName, id string) key
 // GenerateMessageID generates a unique general message ID, and returns the message ID, current transacation ID and a unique integer nonce
 // The message ID is just a concatenation of the transaction ID and the nonce
 func (k Keeper) GenerateMessageID(ctx sdk.Context) (string, []byte, uint64) {
-	hash, nonce := k.nextID(ctx)
+	hash, nonce := k.currIDAndIncr(ctx)
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf("0x%s-%d", hex.EncodeToString(hash[:]), nonce), hash[:], nonce
 }
diff --git a/x/nexus/keeper/msg_id_generator.go b/x/nexus/keeper/msg_id_generator.go
index 935f79a44..315a2b022 100644
--- a/x/nexus/keeper/msg_id_generator.go
+++ b/x/nexus/keeper/msg_id_generator.go
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ func (k Keeper) IncrID(ctx sdk.Context) {
 	utils.NewCounter[uint64](messageNonceKey, k.getStore(ctx)).Incr(ctx)
 }
 
-// nextID returns the transaction hash of the current transaction and the incremented nonce
-func (k Keeper) nextID(ctx sdk.Context) ([32]byte, uint64) {
+// currIDAndIncr returns the current transaction hash and nonce, and increments the nonce
+func (k Keeper) currIDAndIncr(ctx sdk.Context) ([32]byte, uint64) {
 	return getTxHash(ctx), utils.NewCounter[uint64](messageNonceKey, k.getStore(ctx)).Incr(ctx)
 }
 
-// CurrID returns the current transaction hash and index
+// CurrID returns the current transaction hash and nonce
 func (k Keeper) CurrID(ctx sdk.Context) ([32]byte, uint64) {
 	return getTxHash(ctx), utils.NewCounter[uint64](messageNonceKey, k.getStore(ctx)).Curr(ctx)
 }