diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/FMLPlayMessages.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/FMLPlayMessages.java
index eaef0a2d06..980b1101be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/FMLPlayMessages.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/FMLPlayMessages.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class FMLPlayMessages
                     throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Could not spawn entity (id %d) with unknown type at (%f, %f, %f)", msg.entityId, msg.posX, msg.posY, msg.posZ));
                 }
 
-                Optional<World> world = LogicalSidedProvider.CLIENTWORLD.get(ctx.get().getDirection().getLogicalSide());
+                Optional<World> world = LogicalSidedProvider.CLIENTWORLD.get(ctx.get().getDirection().getReceptionSide());
                 Entity e = world.map(w->type.handleSpawnMessage(w, msg)).orElse(null);
                 if (e == null)
                 {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/NetworkDirection.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/NetworkDirection.java
index 9a51605180..2f7eadf596 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/NetworkDirection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/NetworkDirection.java
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ public enum NetworkDirection
         return this.eventSupplier.apply(buffer, manager);
     }
 
-    public LogicalSide getLogicalSide()
+    public LogicalSide getOriginationSide()
     {
         return logicalSide;
     }
 
+    public LogicalSide getReceptionSide() { return reply().logicalSide; };
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public <T extends Packet<?>> ICustomPacket<T> buildPacket(Pair<PacketBuffer,Integer> packetData, ResourceLocation channelName)
     {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/NetworkEvent.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/NetworkEvent.java
index ce8e8dc33c..eb2791e8e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/NetworkEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/network/NetworkEvent.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class NetworkEvent extends Event
         /**
          * The {@link NetworkDirection} this message has been received on.
          */
-        private final NetworkDirection side;
+        private final NetworkDirection networkDirection;
 
         /**
          * The packet dispatcher for this event. Sends back to the origin.
@@ -137,19 +137,19 @@ public class NetworkEvent extends Event
         private final PacketDispatcher packetDispatcher;
         private boolean packetHandled;
 
-        Context(NetworkManager netHandler, NetworkDirection side, int index)
+        Context(NetworkManager netHandler, NetworkDirection networkDirection, int index)
         {
-            this(netHandler, side, new PacketDispatcher.NetworkManagerDispatcher(netHandler, index, side.reply()::buildPacket));
+            this(netHandler, networkDirection, new PacketDispatcher.NetworkManagerDispatcher(netHandler, index, networkDirection.reply()::buildPacket));
         }
 
-        Context(NetworkManager networkManager, NetworkDirection side, PacketDispatcher dispatcher) {
+        Context(NetworkManager networkManager, NetworkDirection networkDirection, PacketDispatcher dispatcher) {
             this.networkManager = networkManager;
-            this.side = side;
+            this.networkDirection = networkDirection;
             this.packetDispatcher = dispatcher;
         }
 
         public NetworkDirection getDirection() {
-            return side;
+            return networkDirection;
         }
 
         public PacketDispatcher getPacketDispatcher() {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class NetworkEvent extends Event
 
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         public <V> ListenableFuture<V> enqueueWork(Runnable runnable) {
-            return (ListenableFuture<V>)LogicalSidedProvider.WORKQUEUE.<IThreadListener>get(getDirection().reply().getLogicalSide()).addScheduledTask(runnable);
+            return (ListenableFuture<V>)LogicalSidedProvider.WORKQUEUE.<IThreadListener>get(getDirection().getReceptionSide()).addScheduledTask(runnable);
         }
 
         /**