diff --git a/src/Lifecycle.js b/src/Lifecycle.js
index 86fa39cb51..53180b24dd 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/Lifecycle.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import UserActivity from './UserActivity';
 import Presence from './Presence';
 import dis from './dispatcher';
 
-function login(credentials, options) {
+function setLoggedIn(credentials, options) {
     credentials.guest = Boolean(credentials.guest);
     console.log("onLoggedIn => %s (guest=%s)", credentials.userId, credentials.guest);
     MatrixClientPeg.replaceUsingAccessToken(
@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@ function _stopMatrixClient() {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-    login, logout, startMatrixClient
+    setLoggedIn, logout, startMatrixClient
 };
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index d0ff91fa3b..2783f2ee82 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -580,14 +580,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     _doLogin(creds) {
-        Lifecycle.login(creds, {
+        Lifecycle.setLoggedIn(creds, {
             syncTimelineLimit: this.props.config.sync_timeline_limit,
         });
     },
 
     _onHaveCredentials: function(credentials) {
         credentials.guest = Boolean(credentials.guest);
-        Lifecycle.login(credentials);
+        Lifecycle.setLoggedIn(credentials);
     },
 
     _onLoggedIn: function(credentials) {