diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index fd19217169b..9aca2d5c935 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # Because this is easy to mess up, keep your initializers in order.
     # register plugins even before loading settings, as plugins can bring their own settings
     initializer :register_vmdb_plugins, :before => :load_vmdb_settings do
-      Vmdb::Plugins.instance.register_from_railties
+      Vmdb::Plugins.instance.register_vmdb_plugins
     end
 
     initializer :load_vmdb_settings, :before => :load_config_initializers do
diff --git a/lib/vmdb/plugins.rb b/lib/vmdb/plugins.rb
index 07088ea9e7c..2a4be2caab0 100644
--- a/lib/vmdb/plugins.rb
+++ b/lib/vmdb/plugins.rb
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ def initialize
     end
 
     def vmdb_plugins
-      @vmdb_plugins.empty? ? register_from_railties : @vmdb_plugins
+      @vmdb_plugins.empty? ? register_vmdb_plugins : @vmdb_plugins
     end
 
-    def register_from_railties
+    def register_vmdb_plugins
       Rails.application.railties.each do |railtie|
         next unless railtie.class.name.start_with?("ManageIQ::Providers::") || railtie.try(:vmdb_plugin?)
         register_vmdb_plugin(railtie)