diff --git a/src/routes/backups.js b/src/routes/backups.js
index a4d492633..a42987a56 100644
--- a/src/routes/backups.js
+++ b/src/routes/backups.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 exports = module.exports = {
     list,
     update,
-    startBackup,
+    create,
     cleanup,
     remount,
 };
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async function update(req, res, next) {
     next(new HttpSuccess(200, {}));
 }
 
-async function startBackup(req, res, next) {
+async function create(req, res, next) {
     const [error, taskId] = await safe(backups.startBackupTask(AuditSource.fromRequest(req)));
     if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
 
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 099561faa..6ce4d7e42 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function initializeExpressSync() {
 
     // backup routes
     router.get ('/api/v1/backups',                 token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.list);
-    router.post('/api/v1/backups/create',          token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.startBackup);
+    router.post('/api/v1/backups/create',          token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.create);
     router.post('/api/v1/backups/cleanup',   json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.cleanup);
     router.post('/api/v1/backups/remount',   json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.remount);
     router.post('/api/v1/backups/:backupId', json, token, authorizeAdmin, routes.backups.update);