diff --git a/include/tpax/tpax.h b/include/tpax/tpax.h
index 323b65c..9ea2a94 100644
--- a/include/tpax/tpax.h
+++ b/include/tpax/tpax.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ tpax_api int  tpax_get_driver_fdctx     (const struct tpax_driver_ctx *, struct 
 tpax_api int  tpax_set_driver_fdctx     (struct tpax_driver_ctx *, const struct tpax_fd_ctx *);
 
 /* core api */
-tpax_api int  tpax_archive_append_item  (const struct tpax_driver_ctx *, const struct tpax_unit_ctx *);
+tpax_api int  tpax_archive_append       (const struct tpax_driver_ctx *, const struct tpax_unit_ctx *);
 
 tpax_api int tpax_archive_write         (const struct tpax_driver_ctx *);
 
diff --git a/src/driver/tpax_amain.c b/src/driver/tpax_amain.c
index 9e76d08..e9aa726 100644
--- a/src/driver/tpax_amain.c
+++ b/src/driver/tpax_amain.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void tpax_perform_unit_actions(
 	struct tpax_unit_ctx *		uctx)
 {
 	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & TPAX_DRIVER_EXEC_MODE_WRITE)
-		tpax_archive_append_item(dctx,uctx);
+		tpax_archive_append(dctx,uctx);
 }
 
 static void tpax_archive_write_and_seal(
diff --git a/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c b/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
index e2536e1..cfdcb74 100644
--- a/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
+++ b/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static int tpax_dirent_init_from_uctx(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int tpax_archive_append_item(
+int tpax_archive_append(
 	const struct tpax_driver_ctx *  dctx,
 	const struct tpax_unit_ctx *    uctx)
 {