diff --git a/src/routes/cloudron.js b/src/routes/cloudron.js
index b498b468a..a4e7ceabb 100644
--- a/src/routes/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/routes/cloudron.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function logout(req, res) {
 function passwordResetRequest(req, res, next) {
     if (!req.body.identifier || typeof req.body.identifier !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(401, 'A identifier must be non-empty string'));
 
-    users.resetPasswordByIdentifier(req.body.identifier, function (error) {
+    users.sendPasswordResetByIdentifier(req.body.identifier, function (error) {
         if (error && error.reason !== BoxError.NOT_FOUND) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
 
         next(new HttpSuccess(202, {}));
diff --git a/src/test/users-test.js b/src/test/users-test.js
index 4722a5baa..a514eaae5 100644
--- a/src/test/users-test.js
+++ b/src/test/users-test.js
@@ -912,12 +912,12 @@ describe('User', function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('resetPasswordByIdentifier', function () {
+    describe('sendPasswordResetByIdentifier', function () {
         before(createOwner);
         after(cleanupUsers);
 
         it('fails due to unkown email', function (done) {
-            users.resetPasswordByIdentifier('unknown@mail.com', function (error) {
+            users.sendPasswordResetByIdentifier('unknown@mail.com', function (error) {
                 expect(error).to.be.an(BoxError);
                 expect(error.reason).to.eql(BoxError.NOT_FOUND);
                 done();
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ describe('User', function () {
         });
 
         it('fails due to unkown username', function (done) {
-            users.resetPasswordByIdentifier('unknown', function (error) {
+            users.sendPasswordResetByIdentifier('unknown', function (error) {
                 expect(error).to.be.an(BoxError);
                 expect(error.reason).to.eql(BoxError.NOT_FOUND);
                 done();
@@ -933,14 +933,14 @@ describe('User', function () {
         });
 
         it('succeeds with email', function (done) {
-            users.resetPasswordByIdentifier(EMAIL, function (error) {
+            users.sendPasswordResetByIdentifier(EMAIL, function (error) {
                 expect(error).to.not.be.ok();
                 checkMails(1, done);
             });
         });
 
         it('succeeds with username', function (done) {
-            users.resetPasswordByIdentifier(USERNAME, function (error) {
+            users.sendPasswordResetByIdentifier(USERNAME, function (error) {
                 expect(error).to.not.be.ok();
                 checkMails(1, done);
             });
diff --git a/src/users.js b/src/users.js
index 999136c7f..4bc289e9f 100644
--- a/src/users.js
+++ b/src/users.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getByResetToken: getByResetToken,
     getByUsername: getByUsername,
     getAdmins: getAdmins,
-    resetPasswordByIdentifier: resetPasswordByIdentifier,
     setPassword: setPassword,
     update: updateUser,
     createOwner: createOwner,
@@ -28,6 +27,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     enableTwoFactorAuthentication: enableTwoFactorAuthentication,
     disableTwoFactorAuthentication: disableTwoFactorAuthentication,
 
+    sendPasswordResetByIdentifier: sendPasswordResetByIdentifier,
+
     count: count,
 
     AP_MAIL: 'mail',
@@ -484,13 +485,11 @@ function getAdmins(callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function resetPasswordByIdentifier(identifier, callback) {
+function sendPasswordResetByIdentifier(identifier, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof identifier, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    var getter;
-    if (identifier.indexOf('@') === -1) getter = userdb.getByUsername;
-    else getter = userdb.getByEmail;
+    const getter = identifier.indexOf('@') === -1 ? userdb.getByUsername : userdb.getByEmail;
 
     getter(identifier.toLowerCase(), function (error, result) {
         if (error) return callback(error);