diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/chain/mod.rs b/lychee-lib/src/chain/mod.rs
index 59ea75c..bdf52a2 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/chain/mod.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/chain/mod.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl<T, R> Chain<T, R> {
     pub(crate) async fn traverse(&self, mut input: T) -> ChainResult<T, R> {
         use ChainResult::{Done, Next};
         for e in self.0.lock().await.iter_mut() {
-            match e.chain(input).await {
+            match e.handle(input).await {
                 Next(r) => input = r,
                 Done(r) => {
                     return Done(r);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pub trait Handler<T, R>: Debug {
     ///
     /// #[async_trait]
     /// impl Handler<Request, Status> for AddHeader {
-    ///    async fn chain(&mut self, mut request: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
+    ///    async fn handle(&mut self, mut request: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
     ///      // You can modify the request however you like here
     ///      request.headers_mut().append("X-Header", "value".parse().unwrap());
     ///
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub trait Handler<T, R>: Debug {
     ///   }
     /// }
     /// ```
-    async fn chain(&mut self, input: T) -> ChainResult<T, R>;
+    async fn handle(&mut self, input: T) -> ChainResult<T, R>;
 }
 
 /// Client request chains
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ mod test {
 
     #[async_trait]
     impl Handler<Result, Result> for Add {
-        async fn chain(&mut self, req: Result) -> ChainResult<Result, Result> {
+        async fn handle(&mut self, req: Result) -> ChainResult<Result, Result> {
             let added = req.0 + self.0;
             if added > 100 {
                 Done(Result(req.0))
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/checker.rs b/lychee-lib/src/checker.rs
index ba89c1c..428551a 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/checker.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/checker.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn clone_unwrap(request: &Request) -> Request {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl Handler<Request, Status> for Checker {
-    async fn chain(&mut self, input: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
+    async fn handle(&mut self, input: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
         ChainResult::Done(self.retry_request(input).await)
     }
 }
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/client.rs b/lychee-lib/src/client.rs
index 15f9397..0bc1fd0 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/client.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/client.rs
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         #[async_trait]
         impl Handler<Request, Status> for ExampleHandler {
-            async fn chain(&mut self, _: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
+            async fn handle(&mut self, _: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
                 ChainResult::Done(Status::Excluded)
             }
         }
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/quirks/mod.rs b/lychee-lib/src/quirks/mod.rs
index 69976fc..39af651 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/quirks/mod.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/quirks/mod.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl Quirks {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl Handler<Request, Status> for Quirks {
-    async fn chain(&mut self, input: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
+    async fn handle(&mut self, input: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
         ChainResult::Next(self.apply(input))
     }
 }
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/types/basic_auth/credentials.rs b/lychee-lib/src/types/basic_auth/credentials.rs
index 74a4531..1af0144 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/types/basic_auth/credentials.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/types/basic_auth/credentials.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl BasicAuthCredentials {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl Handler<Request, Status> for Option<BasicAuthCredentials> {
-    async fn chain(&mut self, mut request: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
+    async fn handle(&mut self, mut request: Request) -> ChainResult<Request, Status> {
         if let Some(credentials) = self {
             request
                 .headers_mut()