diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
index c7f31144c..26c266a7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.cpp
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static int daemonMainLoopStatic(int argc, const char **argv)
   return ClientApp::instance().daemonMainLoop(argc, argv);
 }
 
-int ClientApp::standardStartup(int argc, char **argv)
+int ClientApp::start(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   initApp(argc, argv);
   return mainLoop();
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.h b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.h
index b1c1af35f..9f1013d6e 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ClientApp.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
   {
     return false;
   }
-  int standardStartup(int argc, char **argv) override;
+  int start(int argc, char **argv) override;
   int runInner(int argc, char **argv, StartupFunc startup) override;
   deskflow::Screen *createScreen() override;
   int mainLoop() override;
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/IApp.h b/src/lib/deskflow/IApp.h
index 7f0571ea6..d07252610 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/IApp.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/IApp.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
   virtual ~IApp() = default;
   virtual void setByeFunc(void (*bye)(int)) = 0;
   virtual deskflow::ArgsBase &argsBase() const = 0;
-  virtual int standardStartup(int argc, char **argv) = 0;
+  virtual int start(int argc, char **argv) = 0;
   virtual int runInner(int argc, char **argv, StartupFunc startup) = 0;
   virtual void startNode() = 0;
   virtual void bye(int error) = 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
index a8c1783d4..5715a2841 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.cpp
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ int daemonMainLoopStatic(int argc, const char **argv)
   return ServerApp::instance().daemonMainLoop(argc, argv);
 }
 
-int ServerApp::standardStartup(int argc, char **argv)
+int ServerApp::start(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   initApp(argc, argv);
   return mainLoop();
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.h b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.h
index 0823b8a69..f994150a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ServerApp.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
   deskflow::Screen *createScreen() override;
   int mainLoop() override;
   int runInner(int argc, char **argv, StartupFunc startup) override;
-  int standardStartup(int argc, char **argv) override;
+  int start(int argc, char **argv) override;
   void startNode() override;
 
   //
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/unix/AppUtilUnix.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/unix/AppUtilUnix.cpp
index 663f90ec9..334d03f7b 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/unix/AppUtilUnix.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/unix/AppUtilUnix.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ AppUtilUnix::AppUtilUnix(const IEventQueue *)
   // do nothing
 }
 
-int standardStartupStatic(int argc, char **argv)
+int startStatic(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  return AppUtil::instance().app().standardStartup(argc, argv);
+  return AppUtil::instance().app().start(argc, argv);
 }
 
 int AppUtilUnix::run(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  return app().runInner(argc, argv, &standardStartupStatic);
+  return app().runInner(argc, argv, &startStatic);
 }
 
 void AppUtilUnix::startNode()
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
index 7d95084aa..07cb34071 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/win32/AppUtilWindows.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int daemonNTStartupStatic(int argc, char **argv)
 
 static int foregroundStartupStatic(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  return AppUtil::instance().app().standardStartup(argc, argv);
+  return AppUtil::instance().app().start(argc, argv);
 }
 
 int AppUtilWindows::run(int argc, char **argv)