diff --git a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socket.py b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socket.py
index f5c288b..a9dd2cf 100644
--- a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socket.py
+++ b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socket.py
@@ -84,11 +84,17 @@ def connect(self, address, conntype=None):
             raise RuntimeError("Failed to connect to host", host)
         self._buffer = b''
 
-    def write(self, data):         # pylint: disable=no-self-use
+    def send(self, data):         # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         """Send some data to the socket"""
         _the_interface.socket_write(self._socknum, data)
         gc.collect()
 
+    def write(self, data):
+        """Sends data to the socket.
+        NOTE: This method is deprecated and will be removed.
+        """
+        self.send(data)
+
     def readline(self):
         """Attempt to return as many bytes as we can up to but not including '\r\n'"""
         #print("Socket readline")
diff --git a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_wsgiserver.py b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_wsgiserver.py
index 8bd15b4..eb1b906 100644
--- a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_wsgiserver.py
+++ b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_wsgiserver.py
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ def finish_response(self, result):
             for header in self._response_headers:
                 response += "{0}: {1}\r\n".format(*header)
             response += "\r\n"
-            self._client_sock.write(response.encode("utf-8"))
+            self._client_sock.send(response.encode("utf-8"))
             for data in result:
                 if isinstance(data, bytes):
-                    self._client_sock.write(data)
+                    self._client_sock.send(data)
                 else:
-                    self._client_sock.write(data.encode("utf-8"))
+                    self._client_sock.send(data.encode("utf-8"))
             gc.collect()
         finally:
             print("closing")