diff --git a/embark-ui/src/actions/index.js b/embark-ui/src/actions/index.js
index 983f6547..3c918c75 100644
--- a/embark-ui/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/embark-ui/src/actions/index.js
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ function action(type, payload = {}) {
   return {type, ...payload};
 }
 
-export const AUTHENTICATE = createRequestTypes('AUTHENTICATE');
-export const authenticate = {
-  request: (token, callback) => action(AUTHENTICATE[REQUEST], {token, callback}),
-  success: () => action(AUTHENTICATE[SUCCESS]),
-  failure: (error) => action(AUTHENTICATE[FAILURE], {error})
+export const AUTHORIZE = createRequestTypes('AUTHORIZE');
+export const authorize = {
+  request: (token, callback) => action(AUTHORIZE[REQUEST], {token, callback}),
+  success: () => action(AUTHORIZE[SUCCESS]),
+  failure: (error) => action(AUTHORIZE[FAILURE], {error})
 };
 
 export const ACCOUNTS = createRequestTypes('ACCOUNTS');
diff --git a/embark-ui/src/containers/AppContainer.js b/embark-ui/src/containers/AppContainer.js
index ce80f5e3..46928750 100644
--- a/embark-ui/src/containers/AppContainer.js
+++ b/embark-ui/src/containers/AppContainer.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {put as cachePut, get as cacheGet} from '../services/cache';
 
 import {
   initBlockHeader,
-  authenticate,
+  authorize,
   processes as processesAction,
   versions as versionsAction,
   plugins as pluginsAction
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AppContainer extends Component {
     } else {
       token = cacheGet('token');
     }
-    this.props.authenticate(token, (err) => {
+    this.props.authorize(token, (err) => {
       if (err) {
         return this.setState({authenticateError: err});
       }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class AppContainer extends Component {
 }
 
 AppContainer.propTypes = {
-  authenticate: PropTypes.func,
+  authorize: PropTypes.func,
   initBlockHeader: PropTypes.func,
   fetchProcesses: PropTypes.func,
   fetchPlugins: PropTypes.func,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default withRouter(connect(
   null,
   {
     initBlockHeader,
-    authenticate: authenticate.request,
+    authorize: authorize.request,
     fetchProcesses: processesAction.request,
     fetchVersions: versionsAction.request,
     fetchPlugins: pluginsAction.request
diff --git a/embark-ui/src/sagas/index.js b/embark-ui/src/sagas/index.js
index 48580706..0502c081 100644
--- a/embark-ui/src/sagas/index.js
+++ b/embark-ui/src/sagas/index.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const fetchFile = doRequest.bind(null, actions.file, api.fetchFile);
 export const postFile = doRequest.bind(null, actions.saveFile, api.postFile);
 export const deleteFile = doRequest.bind(null, actions.removeFile, api.deleteFile);
 export const fetchEthGas = doRequest.bind(null, actions.gasOracle, api.getEthGasAPI);
-export const authenticate = doRequest.bind(null, actions.authenticate, api.authorize);
+export const authorize = doRequest.bind(null, actions.authorize, api.authorize);
 
 export const fetchCurrentFile = doRequest.bind(null, actions.currentFile, storage.fetchCurrentFile);
 export const postCurrentFile = doRequest.bind(null, actions.saveCurrentFile, storage.postCurrentFile);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export function *watchFetchEthGas() {
 }
 
 export function *watchAuthenticate() {
-  yield takeEvery(actions.AUTHENTICATE[actions.REQUEST], authenticate);
+  yield takeEvery(actions.AUTHORIZE[actions.REQUEST], authorize);
 }
 
 function createChannel(socket) {