diff --git a/swap/src/main.rs b/swap/src/main.rs
index 0c70d67e..c4e657b9 100644
--- a/swap/src/main.rs
+++ b/swap/src/main.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 alice_addr,
                 alice_peer_id,
             );
-            let (swap, event_loop) = bob_factory.recover_bob_from_db().await?;
+            let (swap, event_loop) = bob_factory.resume().await?;
 
             tokio::spawn(async move { event_loop.run().await });
             bob::run(swap).await?;
diff --git a/swap/src/protocol/bob.rs b/swap/src/protocol/bob.rs
index f9ac84a2..560d69e9 100644
--- a/swap/src/protocol/bob.rs
+++ b/swap/src/protocol/bob.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl SwapFactory {
         ))
     }
 
-    pub async fn recover_bob_from_db(&self) -> Result<(bob::Swap, bob::EventLoop)> {
+    pub async fn resume(&self) -> Result<(bob::Swap, bob::EventLoop)> {
         // reopen the existing database
         let db = Database::open(self.db_path.clone().as_path())?;
 
diff --git a/swap/tests/testutils/mod.rs b/swap/tests/testutils/mod.rs
index 021b8bd9..2872db9f 100644
--- a/swap/tests/testutils/mod.rs
+++ b/swap/tests/testutils/mod.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl TestContext {
     }
 
     pub async fn recover_bob_from_db(&self) -> bob::Swap {
-        let (swap, event_loop) = self.bob_swap_factory.recover_bob_from_db().await.unwrap();
+        let (swap, event_loop) = self.bob_swap_factory.resume().await.unwrap();
 
         tokio::spawn(async move { event_loop.run().await });