diff --git a/chia/protocols/protocol_state_machine.py b/chia/protocols/protocol_state_machine.py
index 1be6bba9c335..030c5da84d10 100644
--- a/chia/protocols/protocol_state_machine.py
+++ b/chia/protocols/protocol_state_machine.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     pmt.request_block: [pmt.respond_block, pmt.reject_block],
     pmt.request_blocks: [pmt.respond_blocks, pmt.reject_blocks],
     pmt.request_unfinished_block: [pmt.respond_unfinished_block],
+    pmt.request_block_header: [pmt.respond_block_header, pmt.reject_header_request],
     pmt.request_signage_point_or_end_of_sub_slot: [pmt.respond_signage_point, pmt.respond_end_of_sub_slot],
     pmt.request_compact_vdf: [pmt.respond_compact_vdf],
     pmt.request_peers: [pmt.respond_peers],
diff --git a/chia/wallet/wallet_node_api.py b/chia/wallet/wallet_node_api.py
index ec16eef24dc7..ddef660c4e95 100644
--- a/chia/wallet/wallet_node_api.py
+++ b/chia/wallet/wallet_node_api.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async def new_peak_wallet(self, peak: wallet_protocol.NewPeakWallet, peer: WSChi
         await self.wallet_node.new_peak_queue.new_peak_wallet(peak, peer)
 
     @api_request
-    async def reject_block_header(self, response: wallet_protocol.RejectHeaderRequest):
+    async def reject_header_request(self, response: wallet_protocol.RejectHeaderRequest):
         """
         The full node has rejected our request for a header.
         """