diff --git a/django/website/transport/data_layer_transport.py b/django/website/transport/data_layer_transport.py
index 645c1e360ed160f878260ef2910de2b377c18e28..48be3be059f2b5b923be1f016b9925bc5b23a2c8 100644
--- a/django/website/transport/data_layer_transport.py
+++ b/django/website/transport/data_layer_transport.py
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ def get_messages():
     return Message.list()
 
 
-def store_message(message):
+def create_message(message):
     Message.create(message)
diff --git a/django/website/transport/tests/message_tests.py b/django/website/transport/tests/message_tests.py
index c3105f350dac2aabd26de55235832fe18c4271de..d86b47117a2eb3ed43475bd498e3726b092b8248 100644
--- a/django/website/transport/tests/message_tests.py
+++ b/django/website/transport/tests/message_tests.py
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ class TransportLayerMessageTests(TestCase):
     @patch('data_layer.handlers.Message.create')
     def test_store_message_uses_create(self, create):
         message = {}
-        dl.store_message(message)
+        dl.create_message(message)
         create.assert_called_with(message)