diff --git a/src/libsnore/plugins/snorebackend.cpp b/src/libsnore/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
index 7454952..e7a3f16 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void SnoreBackend::startTimeout(Notification &notification)
     //dont use a capture for notification, as it can leak
     uint id = notification.id();
     connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, [id](){
-        Notification notification = SnoreCore::instance().activeNotificationById(id);
+        Notification notification = SnoreCore::instance().getActiveNotificationByID(id);
         if(notification.isValid()){
             snoreDebug(SNORE_DEBUG) << notification;
             SnoreCore::instance().requestCloseNotification(notification, Notification::TIMED_OUT);
diff --git a/src/libsnore/snore.cpp b/src/libsnore/snore.cpp
index 2c4ca7d..d91a9e0 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/snore.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/snore.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void SnoreCore::setDefaultValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &value, Setti
 }
 
 
-Notification SnoreCore::activeNotificationById(uint id) const
+Notification SnoreCore::getActiveNotificationByID(uint id) const
 {
     Q_D(const SnoreCore);
     return d->m_activeNotifications.value(id);
diff --git a/src/libsnore/snore.h b/src/libsnore/snore.h
index acdeda9..a214d36 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/snore.h
+++ b/src/libsnore/snore.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public:
     void setValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &value, SettingsType type = GLOBAL_SETTING);
     void setDefaultValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &value, SettingsType type = GLOBAL_SETTING);
 
-    Notification activeNotificationById(uint id) const;
+    Notification getActiveNotificationByID(uint id) const;
 signals:
     /**
      * This signal is emitted when an action on the Notification was performed.
diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/growl/growlbackend.cpp b/src/plugins/backends/growl/growlbackend.cpp
index c40f5f3..fc3577b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/growl/growlbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/growl/growlbackend.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool GrowlBackend::initialize()
     s_instance = this;
     auto func = [](growl_callback_data *data)->void{
         snoreDebug(SNORE_DEBUG) << data->id << QString(data->reason) << QString(data->data);
-        Notification n = Snore::SnoreCore::instance().activeNotificationById(data->id);
+        Notification n = Snore::SnoreCore::instance().getActiveNotificationByID(data->id);
         if (!n.isValid()) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/frontends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp b/src/plugins/frontends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
index 6666b08..ec38b23 100644
--- a/src/plugins/frontends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/frontends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ uint FreedesktopFrontend::Notify(const QString &app_name, uint replaces_id,
     }
 
     Notification noti;
-    Notification toReplace = SnoreCore::instance().activeNotificationById(replaces_id);
+    Notification toReplace = SnoreCore::instance().getActiveNotificationByID(replaces_id);
     if (replaces_id != 0 && toReplace.isValid()) {
         noti = Notification(toReplace, summary, body, icon, timeout == -1 ? Notification::defaultTimeout() : timeout / 1000, priotity);
     } else {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ uint FreedesktopFrontend::Notify(const QString &app_name, uint replaces_id,
 
 void FreedesktopFrontend::CloseNotification(uint id)
 {
-    Notification noti = SnoreCore::instance().activeNotificationById(id);
+    Notification noti = SnoreCore::instance().getActiveNotificationByID(id);
     if (noti.isValid()) {
         SnoreCore::instance().requestCloseNotification(noti, Notification::TIMED_OUT);
     }