diff --git a/dbremove b/dbremove
index d066243..5b7c53b 100755
--- a/dbremove
+++ b/dbremove
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ then
   echo -e "delete database/s for given username."
   echo -e "usage: $(basename $0) <username>"
 else
-  dump_database
+  backup_database
   drop_database
   echo "The databases for $USER has been archived, and removed." | sudo mail -s "Database for $USER has been removed" $ADMIN_EMAIL
 fi
diff --git a/include/functions.DB b/include/functions.DB
index a3f5931..fe8c190 100644
--- a/include/functions.DB
+++ b/include/functions.DB
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 _EOF
 }
 
-dump_database()
+backup_database()
 {
   sudo mysqldump -u root $DATABASE | gzip > /tmp/$DATABASE.sql.gz
   sudo mv /tmp/$DATABASE.sql.gz $BACKUP_USER_DATA/