diff --git a/atom/renderer/atom_render_frame_observer.cc b/atom/renderer/atom_render_frame_observer.cc
index 753a436274..09d36b80cc 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/atom_render_frame_observer.cc
+++ b/atom/renderer/atom_render_frame_observer.cc
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void AtomRenderFrameObserver::OnTakeHeapSnapshot(
   args.AppendBoolean(success);
 
   render_frame_->Send(new AtomFrameHostMsg_Message(
-      render_frame_->GetRoutingID(), "ipc-message", args));
+      render_frame_->GetRoutingID(), "ipc-internal-message", args));
 }
 
 void AtomRenderFrameObserver::EmitIPCEvent(blink::WebLocalFrame* frame,
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/web-contents.js b/lib/browser/api/web-contents.js
index 10a506fac0..78933e7114 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/web-contents.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/web-contents.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ WebContents.prototype.getZoomFactor = function (callback) {
 WebContents.prototype.takeHeapSnapshot = function (filePath) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const channel = `ELECTRON_TAKE_HEAP_SNAPSHOT_RESULT_${getNextId()}`
-    ipcMain.once(channel, (event, success) => {
+    ipcMainInternal.once(channel, (event, success) => {
       if (success) {
         resolve()
       } else {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ WebContents.prototype.takeHeapSnapshot = function (filePath) {
       }
     })
     if (!this._takeHeapSnapshot(filePath, channel)) {
-      ipcMain.emit(channel, false)
+      ipcMainInternal.emit(channel, false)
     }
   })
 }