diff --git a/src/common/utils/channel/channel.test.ts b/src/common/utils/channel/channel.test.ts
index f2748104d7..84d0de7d6b 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/channel/channel.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/channel/channel.test.ts
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ describe("channel", () => {
       closeAllWindows();
     });
 
-    describe("given window is shown", () => {
+    describe("given window is started", () => {
       let someWindowFake: LensWindow;
 
       beforeEach(async () => {
         someWindowFake = createTestWindow(mainDi, "some-window");
 
-        await someWindowFake.show();
+        await someWindowFake.start();
       });
 
       it("when sending message, triggers listener in window", () => {
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ describe("channel", () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it("given multiple shown windows, when sending message, triggers listeners in all windows", async () => {
+    it("given multiple started started windows, when sending message, triggers listeners in all windows", async () => {
       const someWindowFake = createTestWindow(mainDi, "some-window");
       const someOtherWindowFake = createTestWindow(mainDi, "some-other-window");
 
-      await someWindowFake.show();
-      await someOtherWindowFake.show();
+      await someWindowFake.start();
+      await someOtherWindowFake.start();
 
       messageToChannel(testMessageChannel, "some-message");
 
diff --git a/src/main/utils/channel/message-to-channel.test.ts b/src/main/utils/channel/message-to-channel.test.ts
index cf2fc46549..67a407de55 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/channel/message-to-channel.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/channel/message-to-channel.test.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ describe("message to channel from main", () => {
     expect(sendToChannelInBrowserMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  describe("given visible window", () => {
+  describe("given started window", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await someTestWindow.show();
+      await someTestWindow.start();
     });
 
     it("when messaging to channel, messages to window", () => {
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ describe("message to channel from main", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("given multiple visible windows, when messaging to channel, messages to window", async () => {
-    await someTestWindow.show();
-    await someOtherTestWindow.show();
+  it("given multiple started windows, when messaging to channel, messages to window", async () => {
+    await someTestWindow.start();
+    await someOtherTestWindow.start();
 
     messageToChannel(someChannel, "some-message");