diff --git a/packages/reacord/test/reacord.test.tsx b/packages/reacord/test/reacord.test.tsx
index dc2fe53..159cb29 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/test/reacord.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/reacord/test/reacord.test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { test } from "vitest"
 test("rendering behavior", async () => {
 	const tester = new ReacordTester()
 
-	const reply = tester.reply()
+	const reply = tester.createInteractionReply()
 	reply.render(<KitchenSinkCounter onDeactivate={() => reply.deactivate()} />)
 
 	await tester.assertMessages([
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ test("rendering behavior", async () => {
 test("delete", async () => {
 	const tester = new ReacordTester()
 
-	const reply = tester.reply()
+	const reply = tester.createInteractionReply()
 	reply.render(
 		<>
 			some text
diff --git a/packages/reacord/test/select.test.tsx b/packages/reacord/test/select.test.tsx
index 895b1f7..d0f73c2 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/test/select.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/reacord/test/select.test.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test("single select", async () => {
 		])
 	}
 
-	const reply = tester.reply()
+	const reply = tester.createInteractionReply()
 
 	reply.render(<TestSelect />)
 	await assertSelect([])
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test("multiple select", async () => {
 		])
 	}
 
-	const reply = tester.reply()
+	const reply = tester.createInteractionReply()
 
 	reply.render(<TestSelect />)
 	await assertSelect([])
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test("multiple select", async () => {
 
 test("optional onSelect + unknown value", async () => {
 	const tester = new ReacordTester()
-	tester.reply().render(<Select placeholder="select" />)
+	tester.createInteractionReply().render(<Select placeholder="select" />)
 	await tester.findSelectByPlaceholder("select").select("something")
 	await tester.assertMessages([
 		{
diff --git a/packages/reacord/test/test-adapter.ts b/packages/reacord/test/test-adapter.ts
index 7ddf6a7..c90536a 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/test/test-adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/test/test-adapter.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
 	ChannelInfo,
 	GuildInfo,
 	MessageInfo,
+	ReplyInfo,
 	UserInfo,
 } from "../library/core/component-event"
 import type { ButtonClickEvent } from "../library/core/components/button"
@@ -42,14 +43,24 @@ export class ReacordTester extends Reacord {
 		return [...this.messageContainer]
 	}
 
-	public send(initialContent?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
+	public createChannelMessage(initialContent?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
 		return this.createInstance(
 			new ChannelMessageRenderer(new TestChannel(this.messageContainer)),
 			initialContent,
 		)
 	}
 
-	public reply(initialContent?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
+	public createMessageReply(initialContent?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
+		return this.createInstance(
+			new ChannelMessageRenderer(new TestChannel(this.messageContainer)),
+			initialContent,
+		)
+	}
+
+	public createInteractionReply(
+		initialContent?: ReactNode,
+		_options?: ReplyInfo,
+	): ReacordInstance {
 		return this.createInstance(
 			new InteractionReplyRenderer(
 				new TestCommandInteraction(this.messageContainer),
@@ -58,10 +69,6 @@ export class ReacordTester extends Reacord {
 		)
 	}
 
-	public ephemeralReply(initialContent?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
-		return this.reply(initialContent)
-	}
-
 	assertMessages(expected: MessageSample[]) {
 		return waitFor(() => {
 			expect(this.sampleMessages()).toEqual(expected)
@@ -69,7 +76,7 @@ export class ReacordTester extends Reacord {
 	}
 
 	async assertRender(content: ReactNode, expected: MessageSample[]) {
-		const instance = this.reply()
+		const instance = this.createInteractionReply()
 		instance.render(content)
 		await this.assertMessages(expected)
 		instance.destroy()
@@ -254,11 +261,11 @@ class TestComponentEvent {
 	guild: GuildInfo = {} as GuildInfo // todo
 
 	reply(content?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
-		return this.tester.reply(content)
+		return this.tester.createInteractionReply(content)
 	}
 
 	ephemeralReply(content?: ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
-		return this.tester.ephemeralReply(content)
+		return this.tester.createInteractionReply(content, { ephemeral: true })
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/reacord/test/use-instance.test.tsx b/packages/reacord/test/use-instance.test.tsx
index d2064ed..9012982 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/test/use-instance.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/reacord/test/use-instance.test.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe("useInstance", () => {
 		}
 
 		const tester = new ReacordTester()
-		const instance = tester.send(<TestComponent name="parent" />)
+		const instance = tester.createChannelMessage(<TestComponent name="parent" />)
 
 		await tester.assertMessages([messageOutput("parent")])
 		expect(instanceFromHook).toBe(instance)