diff --git a/api/database_migrations.go b/api/database_migrate.go
similarity index 91%
rename from api/database_migrations.go
rename to api/database_migrate.go
index f625203..d777c55 100644
--- a/api/database_migrations.go
+++ b/api/database_migrate.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func performMigrations() error {
-	return performMigrationsFromDir(os.Getenv("STATIC") + "/db")
+func migrate() error {
+	return migrateFromDir(os.Getenv("STATIC") + "/db")
 }
 
-func performMigrationsFromDir(dir string) error {
+func migrateFromDir(dir string) error {
 	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("cannot read directory for migrations: %v", err)
diff --git a/api/main.go b/api/main.go
index 8394b8b..59c814a 100644
--- a/api/main.go
+++ b/api/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ func main() {
 	exitIfError(loggerCreate())
 	exitIfError(configParse())
 	exitIfError(dbConnect(5))
-	exitIfError(performMigrations())
+	exitIfError(migrate())
 	exitIfError(smtpConfigure())
 	exitIfError(smtpTemplatesLoad())
 	exitIfError(oauthConfigure())
diff --git a/api/testing.go b/api/testing.go
index 7ca3d95..6dc94a3 100644
--- a/api/testing.go
+++ b/api/testing.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func setupTestDatabase() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := performMigrationsFromDir("../db/"); err != nil {
+	if err := migrateFromDir("../db/"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}