diff --git a/lua/ale/lsp.lua b/lua/ale/lsp.lua
index 6c54db126b..065d78022a 100644
--- a/lua/ale/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/ale/lsp.lua
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module.send_message = function(args)
 
     if args.is_notification then
         -- For notifications we send a request and expect no direct response.
-        local success = client.notify(args.method, args.params)
+        local success = client:notify(args.method, args.params)
 
         if success then
             return -1
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ module.send_message = function(args)
     --
     -- We set the bufnr to -1 to prevent Neovim from flushing anything, as ALE
     -- already flushes changes to files before sending requests.
-    success, request_id = client.request(
+    success, request_id = client:request(
         args.method,
         args.params,
         ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch