diff --git a/src/GraphQL.php b/src/GraphQL.php
index f8c7ede2e2..4f82bb663a 100644
--- a/src/GraphQL.php
+++ b/src/GraphQL.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function type($name, $fresh = false)
     public function connection($name, $parent = null, $fresh = false)
     {
         $connection = $this->schema()->connectionInstance($name, $parent, $fresh);
-        $connectionName = $name instanceof Connection ? $name->name() : $name;
+        $connectionName = $name instanceof Connection ? $name->type() : $name;
 
         if (! $this->connections()->has($connectionName)) {
             $this->schema()->connection($connectionName, $connection);
diff --git a/src/Schema/Registrars/ConnectionRegistrar.php b/src/Schema/Registrars/ConnectionRegistrar.php
index 9dd159905d..4b443f1f4d 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Registrars/ConnectionRegistrar.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Registrars/ConnectionRegistrar.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public function getInstance($name, ObjectType $nodeType)
     protected function getName($name)
     {
         if ($name instanceof Connection) {
-            return $name->name();
+            return $name->type();
         }
 
         return $name;
diff --git a/src/Support/Interfaces/Connection.php b/src/Support/Interfaces/Connection.php
index 9f2cf8c5c5..e3461b00ff 100644
--- a/src/Support/Interfaces/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Support/Interfaces/Connection.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ interface Connection
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    public function name();
+    public function type();
 
     /**
      * Get available arguments for connection.
diff --git a/tests/Support/GraphQL/Connections/TaskConnection.php b/tests/Support/GraphQL/Connections/TaskConnection.php
index a5af4a37b0..3a674eb741 100644
--- a/tests/Support/GraphQL/Connections/TaskConnection.php
+++ b/tests/Support/GraphQL/Connections/TaskConnection.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class TaskConnection implements Connection
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    public function name()
+    public function type()
     {
         return 'task';
     }