diff --git a/nb-engine/nb-engine-core/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/activityimpl/OpCapture.java b/nb-engine/nb-engine-core/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/activityimpl/OpCapture.java
index 47ac798f9..c151d1c32 100644
--- a/nb-engine/nb-engine-core/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/activityimpl/OpCapture.java
+++ b/nb-engine/nb-engine-core/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/activityimpl/OpCapture.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class OpCapture {
         OP op = dispenser.getOp(0L);
 
         if (op instanceof UniformVariableCapture<?> captureF) {
-            Function<?, Map<String,?>> function = captureF.initCaptureF(captures);
+            Function<?, Map<String,?>> function = captureF.captureF(captures);
             return new CapturingOpDispenser(adapter, pop, dispenser, function);
         } else {
             throw new OpConfigError(
diff --git a/nb-virtdata/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/UniformVariableCapture.java b/nb-virtdata/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/UniformVariableCapture.java
index 376ec2da4..2bcdd616d 100644
--- a/nb-virtdata/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/UniformVariableCapture.java
+++ b/nb-virtdata/virtdata-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/virtdata/core/templates/UniformVariableCapture.java
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ import java.util.function.Function;
 /// additional phase of type validation and coercion. If required types are not compatible a
 /// variable capture error should be thrown.
 public interface UniformVariableCapture<RESULT> {
-    Function<RESULT,Map<String,?>> initCaptureF(CapturePoints<RESULT> points);
+    Function<RESULT,Map<String,?>> captureF(CapturePoints<RESULT> points);
 }