diff --git a/src/index/io.rs b/src/index/io.rs
index a97fdf5..6357468 100644
--- a/src/index/io.rs
+++ b/src/index/io.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl Index {
             let mut index = Index::new(repository_path);
             index.save()?;
         }
-        let lock = Lock::new(repository_path)?;
+        let lock = Lock::lock(repository_path)?;
         let index = Index::load_from_file(&Index::index_file_path_for_repository_path(repository_path))?;
         lock.release()?;
         log::debug!(
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Index {
 
     pub fn save(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let lock_id = Uuid::new_v4();
-        let lock = Lock::new(&self.index_directory()?)?;
+        let lock = Lock::lock(&self.index_directory()?)?;
         if self.index_file_path().exists() {
             let index = Index::load_from_file(&Index::index_file_path_for_repository_path(&self.index_directory()?))?;
             self.merge_items_by_file_id(index.items_by_file_id);
diff --git a/src/index/lock.rs b/src/index/lock.rs
index 9585614..8967747 100644
--- a/src/index/lock.rs
+++ b/src/index/lock.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct Lock {
 }
 
 impl Lock {
-    pub fn new(index_directory: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn lock(index_directory: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut buffer = [0u8; 16];
         OsRng.fill_bytes(&mut buffer);
         let id = Uuid::from_bytes(buffer);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ mod must {
     fn be_released_when_dropped() -> Result<()> {
         let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
         {
-            let _lock = Lock::new(&temp_dir.path());
+            let _lock = Lock::lock(&temp_dir.path());
         }
         let entries = fs::read_dir(temp_dir.into_path())?
             .map(|res| res.map(|e| e.path()))