diff --git a/docs/api.json b/docs/api.json
index 70fcc13b6..f23dab4d9 100644
--- a/docs/api.json
+++ b/docs/api.json
@@ -2302,8 +2302,8 @@
                 ]
             },
             {
-                "name": "comment_edit",
-                "description": "Edit a comment published as one of your channels.",
+                "name": "comment_update",
+                "description": "Update a comment published as one of your channels.",
                 "arguments": [
                     {
                         "name": "comment",
@@ -2328,9 +2328,9 @@
                 "examples": [
                     {
                         "title": "Edit the contents of a comment",
-                        "curl": "curl -d'{\"method\": \"comment_edit\", \"params\": {\"comment\": \"Where there was once sasquatch, there is not\", \"comment_id\": \"0dec63ef27fd7d8c76237811b00db797479061caba39ac0f4f3b094aae59a5cb\"}}' http://localhost:5279/",
-                        "lbrynet": "lbrynet comment edit Where there was once sasquatch, there is not --comment_id=0dec63ef27fd7d8c76237811b00db797479061caba39ac0f4f3b094aae59a5cb",
-                        "python": "requests.post(\"http://localhost:5279\", json={\"method\": \"comment_edit\", \"params\": {\"comment\": \"Where there was once sasquatch, there is not\", \"comment_id\": \"0dec63ef27fd7d8c76237811b00db797479061caba39ac0f4f3b094aae59a5cb\"}}).json()",
+                        "curl": "curl -d'{\"method\": \"comment_update\", \"params\": {\"comment\": \"Where there was once sasquatch, there is not\", \"comment_id\": \"0dec63ef27fd7d8c76237811b00db797479061caba39ac0f4f3b094aae59a5cb\"}}' http://localhost:5279/",
+                        "lbrynet": "lbrynet comment \"update Where there was once sasquatch, there is not\" --comment_id=0dec63ef27fd7d8c76237811b00db797479061caba39ac0f4f3b094aae59a5cb",
+                        "python": "requests.post(\"http://localhost:5279\", json={\"method\": \"comment_update\", \"params\": {\"comment\": \"Where there was once sasquatch, there is not\", \"comment_id\": \"0dec63ef27fd7d8c76237811b00db797479061caba39ac0f4f3b094aae59a5cb\"}}).json()",
                         "output": "{\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"result\": {\n    \"error\": {\n      \"code\": -32601,\n      \"message\": \"The method does not exist / is not available.\"\n    },\n    \"id\": null,\n    \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\"\n  }\n}"
                     }
                 ]
diff --git a/lbry/extras/daemon/daemon.py b/lbry/extras/daemon/daemon.py
index a67c80785..395dab156 100644
--- a/lbry/extras/daemon/daemon.py
+++ b/lbry/extras/daemon/daemon.py
@@ -4559,12 +4559,12 @@ class Daemon(metaclass=JSONRPCServerType):
         return response
 
     @requires(WALLET_COMPONENT)
-    async def jsonrpc_comment_edit(self, comment, comment_id, wallet_id=None):
+    async def jsonrpc_comment_update(self, comment, comment_id, wallet_id=None):
         """
         Edit a comment published as one of your channels.
 
         Usage:
-            comment_edit (<comment> | --comment=<comment>)
+            comment_update (<comment> | --comment=<comment>)
                          (<comment_id> | --comment_id=<comment_id>)
                          [--wallet_id=<wallet_id>]
 
diff --git a/scripts/generate_json_api.py b/scripts/generate_json_api.py
index f8c21e3f7..c606681a4 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_json_api.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_json_api.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class Examples(CommandTestCase):
 
         await r(
             'Edit the contents of a comment',
-            'comment', 'edit', 'Where there was once sasquatch, there is not',
+            'comment', 'update', 'Where there was once sasquatch, there is not',
             f'--comment_id={comment["comment_id"]}'
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/other/test_comment_commands.py b/tests/integration/other/test_comment_commands.py
index 2189bc8a4..f48c1ad8b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/other/test_comment_commands.py
+++ b/tests/integration/other/test_comment_commands.py
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class CommentCommands(CommandTestCase):
         self.assertIsNotNone(original_cid, 'comment wasnt properly made')
         self.assertIsNotNone(original_sig, 'comment should have a signature')
 
-        edited = await self.daemon.jsonrpc_comment_edit(
+        edited = await self.daemon.jsonrpc_comment_update(
             comment='This is a masterpiece, need more like it!',
             comment_id=original_cid
         )
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class CommentCommands(CommandTestCase):
 
         # this should error out
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            await self.daemon.jsonrpc_comment_edit(
+            await self.daemon.jsonrpc_comment_update(
                 comment='If you see it and you mean then you know you have to go',
                 comment_id=original_cid
             )
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class CommentCommands(CommandTestCase):
         self.assertIsNotNone(anon_cid)
 
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            await self.daemon.jsonrpc_comment_edit(
+            await self.daemon.jsonrpc_comment_update(
                 comment='drift drift drift',
                 comment_id=anon_cid
             )