diff --git a/src/FITSIO.jl b/src/FITSIO.jl
index 4570c0a..9dda9e1 100644
--- a/src/FITSIO.jl
+++ b/src/FITSIO.jl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export FITS,
        get_comment,
        set_comment!,
        copy_section,
-       get_default_header
+       default_header
 
 import Base: getindex,
              setindex!,
diff --git a/src/header.jl b/src/header.jl
index d224746..b58fc6e 100644
--- a/src/header.jl
+++ b/src/header.jl
@@ -424,11 +424,11 @@ function show(io::IO, hdr::FITSHeader)
 end
 
 """
-    get_default_header(data::AbstractArray)
+    default_header(data::AbstractArray)
 
 Creates a default header for the given array with the `SIMPLE`, `BITPIX`, `NAXIS`, `NAXIS*`, and `EXTEND` entries.
 """
-function get_default_header(data::AbstractArray{T}) where T <: Number
+function default_header(data::AbstractArray{T}) where T <: Number
     # assigning keys
     hdu_keys = ["SIMPLE",
                 "BITPIX",
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 0945925..e7689f3 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -566,9 +566,9 @@ HISTORY this is a history"""
     close(f)
     rm(fname, force=true)
 
-    # Test for get_default_header
+    # Test for default_header
     data = fill(Int16(2), 5, 6, 2)
-    hdr = get_default_header(data)
+    hdr = default_header(data)
     @test hdr isa FITSHeader
     @test hdr["SIMPLE"] == true
     @test hdr["BITPIX"] == 16