diff --git a/src/platform.js b/src/platform.js
index f854b40f8..6d0388ccc 100644
--- a/src/platform.js
+++ b/src/platform.js
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ function start(callback) {
 
     async.series([
         stopContainers.bind(null, existingInfra),
-        // mark app state before we start addons. this gives the db import logic a chance to mark an app as errored
-        startApps.bind(null, existingInfra),
+        markApps.bind(null, existingInfra), // mark app state before we start addons. this gives the db import logic a chance to mark an app as errored
         graphs.startGraphite.bind(null, existingInfra),
         sftp.startSftp.bind(null, existingInfra),
         addons.startServices.bind(null, existingInfra),
@@ -155,12 +154,12 @@ function stopContainers(existingInfra, callback) {
     }
 }
 
-function startApps(existingInfra, callback) {
+function markApps(existingInfra, callback) {
     if (existingInfra.version === 'none') { // cloudron is being restored from backup
-        debug('startApps: restoring installed apps');
+        debug('markApps: restoring installed apps');
         apps.restoreInstalledApps(callback);
     } else if (existingInfra.version !== infra.version) {
-        debug('startApps: reconfiguring installed apps');
+        debug('markApps: reconfiguring installed apps');
         reverseProxy.removeAppConfigs(); // should we change the cert location, nginx will not start
         apps.configureInstalledApps(callback);
     } else {
@@ -172,10 +171,10 @@ function startApps(existingInfra, callback) {
 
         if (changedAddons.length) {
             // restart apps if docker image changes since the IP changes and any "persistent" connections fail
-            debug(`startApps: changedAddons: ${JSON.stringify(changedAddons)}`);
+            debug(`markApps: changedAddons: ${JSON.stringify(changedAddons)}`);
             apps.restartAppsUsingAddons(changedAddons, callback);
         } else {
-            debug('startApps: apps are already uptodate');
+            debug('markApps: apps are already uptodate');
             callback();
         }
     }