diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server/src/startSocketServer.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server/src/attachSocketServer.tsx
similarity index 96%
rename from desktop/flipper-server/src/startSocketServer.tsx
rename to desktop/flipper-server/src/attachSocketServer.tsx
index 3b96df4c1..63c35fd10 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server/src/startSocketServer.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server/src/attachSocketServer.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ import {
 } from 'flipper-server-companion';
 import {URLSearchParams} from 'url';
 
-export function startSocketServer(
+/**
+ * Attach and handle incoming messages from clients.
+ * @param flipperServer A FlipperServer instance.
+ * @param socket A ws socket on which to listen for events.
+ */
+export function attachSocketServer(
   flipperServer: FlipperServerImpl,
   socket: WebSocketServer,
   companionEnv: FlipperServerCompanionEnv,
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server/src/index.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server/src/index.tsx
index 5d5ac1048..e2c3d0857 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server/src/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server/src/index.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import path from 'path';
 import {startFlipperServer} from './startFlipperServer';
 import {startServer} from './startServer';
-import {startSocketServer} from './startSocketServer';
+import {attachSocketServer} from './attachSocketServer';
 import {attachDevServer} from './attachDevServer';
 
 import yargs from 'yargs';
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async function start() {
   if (argv.bundler) {
     await attachDevServer(app, server, socket, rootDir);
   }
-  startSocketServer(flipperServer, socket, companionEnv);
+  attachSocketServer(flipperServer, socket, companionEnv);
 }
 
 start()