diff --git a/crates/external_services/src/grpc_client/unified_connector_service.rs b/crates/external_services/src/grpc_client/unified_connector_service.rs
index 5984ca2149..01b5d07f0c 100644
--- a/crates/external_services/src/grpc_client/unified_connector_service.rs
+++ b/crates/external_services/src/grpc_client/unified_connector_service.rs
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ impl UnifiedConnectorServiceClient {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Performs Payment Authorize
+    /// Performs Payment Pre Authenticate
     pub async fn payment_pre_authenticate(
         &self,
-        payment_authorize_request: payments_grpc::PaymentServicePreAuthenticateRequest,
+        payment_pre_authenticate_request: payments_grpc::PaymentServicePreAuthenticateRequest,
         connector_auth_metadata: ConnectorAuthMetadata,
         grpc_headers: GrpcHeadersUcs,
     ) -> UnifiedConnectorServiceResult<
         tonic::Response<payments_grpc::PaymentServicePreAuthenticateResponse>,
     > {
-        let mut request = tonic::Request::new(payment_authorize_request);
+        let mut request = tonic::Request::new(payment_pre_authenticate_request);
 
         let connector_name = connector_auth_metadata.connector_name.clone();
         let metadata =
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl UnifiedConnectorServiceClient {
             .clone()
             .pre_authenticate(request)
             .await
-            .change_context(UnifiedConnectorServiceError::PaymentAuthorizeFailure)
+            .change_context(UnifiedConnectorServiceError::PaymentPreAuthenticateFailure)
             .inspect_err(|error| {
                 logger::error!(
                     grpc_error=?error,
diff --git a/crates/hyperswitch_interfaces/src/unified_connector_service/transformers.rs b/crates/hyperswitch_interfaces/src/unified_connector_service/transformers.rs
index 128814f05a..3cf983843d 100644
--- a/crates/hyperswitch_interfaces/src/unified_connector_service/transformers.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperswitch_interfaces/src/unified_connector_service/transformers.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ pub enum UnifiedConnectorServiceError {
     #[error("Failed to perform Payment Authorize from gRPC Server")]
     PaymentAuthorizeFailure,
 
+    /// Failed to perform Payment Authenticate from gRPC Server
+    #[error("Failed to perform Payment Pre Authenticate from gRPC Server")]
+    PaymentPreAuthenticateFailure,
+
     /// Failed to perform Payment Get from gRPC Server
     #[error("Failed to perform Payment Get from gRPC Server")]
     PaymentGetFailure,