diff --git a/cmd/kpod/run.go b/cmd/kpod/run.go
index 87ff2d0351..35e2d0be77 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/run.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/run.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func runCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	logrus.Debug("new container created ", ctr.ID())
-	if err := ctr.Create(); err != nil {
+	if err := ctr.Init(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	logrus.Debug("container storage created for %q", ctr.ID())
diff --git a/libpod/container.go b/libpod/container.go
index c8a09fe9ed..ffc4c63145 100644
--- a/libpod/container.go
+++ b/libpod/container.go
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ func (c *Container) teardownStorage() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Create creates a container in the OCI runtime
-func (c *Container) Create() (err error) {
+// Init creates a container in the OCI runtime
+func (c *Container) Init() (err error) {
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()