diff --git a/src/pipeline.ts b/src/pipeline.ts
index 4037a97..0fbce04 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.ts
+++ b/src/pipeline.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { getTagSet } from '@/tags.ts';
 import { eventAge, isRelay, nostrDate, nostrNow, Time } from '@/utils.ts';
 import { fetchWorker } from '@/workers/fetch.ts';
 import { TrendsWorker } from '@/workers/trends.ts';
-import { verifySignatureWorker } from '@/workers/verify.ts';
+import { verifyEventWorker } from '@/workers/verify.ts';
 import { signAdminEvent } from '@/sign.ts';
 import { lnurlCache } from '@/utils/lnurl.ts';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const debug = Debug('ditto:pipeline');
  * It is idempotent, so it can be called multiple times for the same event.
  */
 async function handleEvent(event: DittoEvent, signal: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
-  if (!(await verifySignatureWorker(event))) return;
+  if (!(await verifyEventWorker(event))) return;
   const wanted = reqmeister.isWanted(event);
   if (await encounterEvent(event, signal)) return;
   debug(`NostrEvent<${event.kind}> ${event.id}`);
diff --git a/src/workers/verify.ts b/src/workers/verify.ts
index 1f71322..21147cf 100644
--- a/src/workers/verify.ts
+++ b/src/workers/verify.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ const worker = Comlink.wrap<typeof VerifyWorker>(
   new Worker(new URL('./verify.worker.ts', import.meta.url), { type: 'module' }),
 );
 
-function verifySignatureWorker(event: NostrEvent): Promise<boolean> {
-  return worker.verifySignature(event);
+function verifyEventWorker(event: NostrEvent): Promise<boolean> {
+  return worker.verifyEvent(event);
 }
 
-export { verifySignatureWorker };
+export { verifyEventWorker };
diff --git a/src/workers/verify.worker.ts b/src/workers/verify.worker.ts
index 01377fe..be66424 100644
--- a/src/workers/verify.worker.ts
+++ b/src/workers/verify.worker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Comlink, type NostrEvent, type VerifiedEvent, verifyEvent } from '@/deps.ts';
 
 export const VerifyWorker = {
-  verifySignature(event: NostrEvent): event is VerifiedEvent {
+  verifyEvent(event: NostrEvent): event is VerifiedEvent {
     return verifyEvent(event);
   },
 };