diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index b433794..7c2cf1a 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ p.connect = function() {
   con.connect(this.port, this.host);
 
   con.on('connect', function() {
-    con.startupMessage({
+    con.startup({
       user: self.user,
       database: self.database
     });
diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 2c53ce8..d501d4f 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ p.connect = function(port, host) {
   });
 };
 
-p.startupMessage = function(config) {
+p.startup = function(config) {
   var buffer = new BufferList()
     .addInt16(3)
     .addInt16(0)
diff --git a/script/create-test-tables.js b/script/create-test-tables.js
index bb25de1..bcced4f 100644
--- a/script/create-test-tables.js
+++ b/script/create-test-tables.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var people
 con.connect(config.port, config.host);
 con.on('connect', function() {
   console.log('connected');
-  con.startupMessage({
+  con.startup({
     user: config.user,
     database: config.database
   });
diff --git a/script/list-db-types.js b/script/list-db-types.js
index d7f4137..d2f02c1 100644
--- a/script/list-db-types.js
+++ b/script/list-db-types.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var con = new Connection({stream: new net.Stream()});
 con.connect('5432', 'localhost');
 
 con.on('connect', function() {
-  con.startupMessage({
+  con.startup({
     user: 'brian',
     database: 'postgres'
   });
diff --git a/test/integration/connection/test-helper.js b/test/integration/connection/test-helper.js
index c80514d..7f1d052 100644
--- a/test/integration/connection/test-helper.js
+++ b/test/integration/connection/test-helper.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var authConnect = function(username, database, callback) {
   var connection = new Connection({stream: new net.Stream()});
   connection.connect('5432','localhost');
   connection.once('connect', function() {
-    connection.startupMessage({
+    connection.startup({
       user: username,
       database: database
     });
diff --git a/test/unit/connection/outbound-sending-tests.js b/test/unit/connection/outbound-sending-tests.js
index 67ec29c..baa030c 100644
--- a/test/unit/connection/outbound-sending-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/connection/outbound-sending-tests.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ assert.recieved = function(stream, buffer) {
 };
 
 test("sends startup message", function() {
-  con.startupMessage({
+  con.startup({
     user: 'brian',
     database: 'bang'
   });