diff --git a/benchmarks/SpawnBenchmark/Program.cs b/benchmarks/SpawnBenchmark/Program.cs
index dca7845090..97431e63bf 100644
--- a/benchmarks/SpawnBenchmark/Program.cs
+++ b/benchmarks/SpawnBenchmark/Program.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public Task ReceiveAsync(IContext context)
         }
     }
 
-    public static readonly Props Props = Props.FromProducer(s => new MyActor(s)).WithMailbox(() => new DefaultMailbox(new LockingUnboundedMailboxQueue(4), new LockingUnboundedMailboxQueue(4)));
+    public static readonly Props Props = Props.FromProducer(s => new MyActor(s)).WithMailbox(() => new DefaultMailbox(new LockingUnboundedMailboxQueue(4), new LockingUnboundedMailboxQueue(4))).WithStartDeadline(TimeSpan.Zero);
     
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Proto.Actor/Props/Props.cs b/src/Proto.Actor/Props/Props.cs
index d7a7bb49c5..dbb311ee8d 100644
--- a/src/Proto.Actor/Props/Props.cs
+++ b/src/Proto.Actor/Props/Props.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public static PID SystemSpawner(ActorSystem system, string name, Props props, PI
     /// </summary>
     public Props WithProducer(Producer producer) => this with { Producer = (_, _) => producer() };
     
-    public Props PropsWithStartDeadline(TimeSpan deadline) => this with { StartDeadline = deadline };
+    public Props WithStartDeadline(TimeSpan deadline) => this with { StartDeadline = deadline };
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Delegate used to create the actor.