diff --git a/include/bitcoin/network/channels/channel_rpc.hpp b/include/bitcoin/network/channels/channel_rpc.hpp
index 165012ff5..a378d7f30 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/network/channels/channel_rpc.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/network/channels/channel_rpc.hpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class channel_rpc
         result_handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT;
     inline void send_result(rpc::value_t&& result, size_t size_hint,
         result_handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT;
-    inline void send_notification(const rpc::string_t& method,
+    inline void send_notification(rpc::string_t&& method,
         rpc::params_t&& notification, size_t size_hint,
         result_handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT;
 
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/network/impl/channels/channel_rpc.ipp b/include/bitcoin/network/impl/channels/channel_rpc.ipp
index 2c7d6308c..f15d97ad1 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/network/impl/channels/channel_rpc.ipp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/network/impl/channels/channel_rpc.ipp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ inline void CLASS::send_result(rpc::value_t&& result, size_t size_hint,
 }
 
 TEMPLATE
-inline void CLASS::send_notification(const rpc::string_t& method,
+inline void CLASS::send_notification(rpc::string_t&& method,
     rpc::params_t&& notification, size_t size_hint,
     result_handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT
 {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ inline void CLASS::send_notification(const rpc::string_t& method,
     send(rpc::request_t
     {
         .jsonrpc = version_,
-        .method = method,
+        .method = std::move(method),
         .params = std::move(notification)
     }, size_hint, std::move(handler));
 }
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/network/impl/protocols/protocol_rpc.ipp b/include/bitcoin/network/impl/protocols/protocol_rpc.ipp
index 3ba1a3f55..0cf687e33 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/network/impl/protocols/protocol_rpc.ipp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/network/impl/protocols/protocol_rpc.ipp
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ inline void CLASS::send_result(rpc::value_t&& result, size_t size_hint,
 }
 
 TEMPLATE
-inline void CLASS::send_notification(const rpc::string_t& method,
+inline void CLASS::send_notification(rpc::string_t&& method,
     rpc::params_t&& notification, size_t size_hint,
     result_handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT
 {
-    channel_->send_notification(method, std::move(notification), size_hint,
-        std::move(handler));
+    channel_->send_notification(std::move(method), std::move(notification),
+        size_hint, std::move(handler));
 }
 
 } // namespace network
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol_rpc.hpp b/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol_rpc.hpp
index c43725dfc..b5b1ed10f 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol_rpc.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/network/protocols/protocol_rpc.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class protocol_rpc
         result_handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT;
     virtual inline void send_result(rpc::value_t&& result, size_t size_hint,
         result_handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT;
-    virtual inline void send_notification(const rpc::string_t& method, 
+    virtual inline void send_notification(rpc::string_t&& method, 
         rpc::params_t&& notification, size_t size_hint,
         result_handler&& handler) NOEXCEPT;