diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 26684c0..5c6c248 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
 
 var assign = require('lodash/assign')
 
-var bootstrap = require('./lib/helpers/bootstrap')
+var handleChanges = require('./lib/helpers/handle-changes')
 
 function Store (dbName, options) {
   if (!(this instanceof Store)) return new Store(dbName, options)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function Store (dbName, options) {
 
   state.api = api
 
-  bootstrap(state)
+  handleChanges(state)
 
   return api
 }
diff --git a/lib/helpers/bootstrap.js b/lib/helpers/handle-changes.js
similarity index 96%
rename from lib/helpers/bootstrap.js
rename to lib/helpers/handle-changes.js
index 67045c2..a5a8f31 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/bootstrap.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/handle-changes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-module.exports = bootstrap
+module.exports = handleChanges
 
-function bootstrap (state) {
+function handleChanges (state) {
   var isBootstrapping = true
   var changesDuringBootstrapping = []
   var knownDocIds = {}
diff --git a/lib/reset.js b/lib/reset.js
index 777d102..069d342 100644
--- a/lib/reset.js
+++ b/lib/reset.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = reset
 
-var bootstrap = require('./helpers/bootstrap')
+var handleChanges = require('./helpers/handle-changes')
 var disconnect = require('./disconnect')
 
 function reset (state) {
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ function reset (state) {
 
   .then(function () {
     state.db = new state.PouchDB(state.dbName)
-    bootstrap(state)
+    handleChanges(state)
   })
 }