diff --git a/src/backend/metadata.cpp b/src/backend/metadata.cpp
index 30fc9827..94116abf 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/metadata.cpp
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ namespace boss {
         }
     }
 
-    void GetPluginInVertices(const Plugin& plugin, const boost::unordered_map< std::string, std::vector<std::string> >& overlapMap, std::set<std::string>& inVertices) {
+    void GetPluginInEdges(const Plugin& plugin, const boost::unordered_map< std::string, std::vector<std::string> >& overlapMap, std::set<std::string>& inVertices) {
         //In-vertices are named in the plugin's entry in the overlap map, and in the plugin's requirements, masters and loadAfter members.
 
         vector<string> strVec = plugin.Masters();
diff --git a/src/backend/metadata.h b/src/backend/metadata.h
index 43a467aa..62791f8d 100644
--- a/src/backend/metadata.h
+++ b/src/backend/metadata.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ namespace boss {
     //The map maps each plugin name to a vector of names of plugins that overlap with it and should load before it.
     void CalcPluginOverlaps(const std::list<Plugin>& plugins, boost::unordered_map< std::string, std::vector<std::string> >& overlapMap);
 
-    void GetPluginInVertices(const Plugin& plugin, const boost::unordered_map< std::string, std::vector<std::string> >& overlapMap, std::set<std::string>& inVertices);
+    void GetPluginInEdges(const Plugin& plugin, const boost::unordered_map< std::string, std::vector<std::string> >& overlapMap, std::set<std::string>& inVertices);
 }
 
 #endif