diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 86a9b68b2..05d688f3c 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     downloadFile,
     uploadFile,
 
-    backupConfig,
-    restoreConfig,
+    writeConfig,
+    loadConfig,
 
     PORT_TYPE_TCP: 'tcp',
     PORT_TYPE_UDP: 'udp',
@@ -2854,7 +2854,7 @@ async function uploadFile(app, sourceFilePath, destFilePath) {
     });
 }
 
-async function backupConfig(app) {
+async function writeConfig(app) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
 
     if (!safe.fs.writeFileSync(path.join(paths.APPS_DATA_DIR, app.id + '/config.json'), JSON.stringify(app, null, 4))) {
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ async function backupConfig(app) {
     if (!error && icons.icon) safe.fs.writeFileSync(path.join(paths.APPS_DATA_DIR, app.id + '/icon.png'), icons.icon);
 }
 
-async function restoreConfig(app) {
+async function loadConfig(app) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
 
     const appConfig = safe.JSON.parse(safe.fs.readFileSync(path.join(paths.APPS_DATA_DIR, app.id + '/config.json')));
diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index fd48d544f..9f59e7ba2 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ async function install(app, args, progressCallback) {
         await progressCallback({ percent: 60, message: 'Importing addons in-place' });
         await services.setupAddons(app, app.manifest.addons);
         await services.clearAddons(app, _.omit(app.manifest.addons, 'localstorage'));
-        await apps.restoreConfig(app);
+        await apps.loadConfig(app);
         await services.restoreAddons(app, app.manifest.addons);
     } else if (app.installationState === apps.ISTATE_PENDING_IMPORT) { // import
         await progressCallback({ percent: 65, message: 'Downloading backup and restoring addons' });
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ async function install(app, args, progressCallback) {
         if (mountObject) await progressCallback({ percent: 70, message: 'Setting up mount for importing' });
         backupConfig.rootPath = backups.getRootPath(backupConfig, `/mnt/appimport-${app.id}`);
         await backuptask.downloadApp(app, restoreConfig, (progress) => { progressCallback({ percent: 75, message: progress.message }); });
-        await apps.restoreConfig(app);
+        await apps.loadConfig(app);
         if (mountObject) await mounts.removeMount(mountObject);
         await progressCallback({ percent: 75, message: 'Restoring addons' });
         await services.restoreAddons(app, app.manifest.addons);
diff --git a/src/backuptask.js b/src/backuptask.js
index fb8c26ea9..ca10abb88 100644
--- a/src/backuptask.js
+++ b/src/backuptask.js
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ async function snapshotApp(app, progressCallback) {
     const startTime = new Date();
     progressCallback({ message: `Snapshotting app ${app.fqdn}` });
 
-    await apps.backupConfig(app);
+    await apps.writeConfig(app);
     await services.backupAddons(app, app.manifest.addons);
 
     debug(`snapshotApp: ${app.fqdn} took ${(new Date() - startTime)/1000} seconds`);