diff --git a/spec/auto-update-manager-spec.js b/spec/auto-update-manager-spec.js
index f4e7622b2..499e2cb3b 100644
--- a/spec/auto-update-manager-spec.js
+++ b/spec/auto-update-manager-spec.js
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ describe('AutoUpdateManager (renderer)', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('::onDidBeginDownload', () => {
+  describe('::onDidBeginDownloadingUpdate', () => {
     it('subscribes to "did-begin-downloading-update" event', () => {
       const spy = jasmine.createSpy('spy')
-      autoUpdateManager.onDidBeginDownload(spy)
+      autoUpdateManager.onDidBeginDownloadingUpdate(spy)
       electronAutoUpdater.emit('update-available')
       waitsFor(() => {
         return spy.callCount === 1
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ describe('AutoUpdateManager (renderer)', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('::onDidCompleteDownload', () => {
+  describe('::onDidCompleteDownloadingUpdate', () => {
     it('subscribes to "did-complete-downloading-update" event', () => {
       const spy = jasmine.createSpy('spy')
-      autoUpdateManager.onDidCompleteDownload(spy)
+      autoUpdateManager.onDidCompleteDownloadingUpdate(spy)
       electronAutoUpdater.emit('update-downloaded', null, null, '1.2.3')
       waitsFor(() => {
         return spy.callCount === 1
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ describe('AutoUpdateManager (renderer)', () => {
       const doneIndicator = jasmine.createSpy('spy')
       atom.applicationDelegate.onUpdateNotAvailable(doneIndicator)
       autoUpdateManager.onDidBeginCheckingForUpdate(spy)
-      autoUpdateManager.onDidBeginDownload(spy)
-      autoUpdateManager.onDidCompleteDownload(spy)
+      autoUpdateManager.onDidBeginDownloadingUpdate(spy)
+      autoUpdateManager.onDidCompleteDownloadingUpdate(spy)
       autoUpdateManager.onUpdateNotAvailable(spy)
       autoUpdateManager.dispose()
       electronAutoUpdater.emit('checking-for-update')
diff --git a/src/auto-update-manager.js b/src/auto-update-manager.js
index cc3035fdf..e7852f2d9 100644
--- a/src/auto-update-manager.js
+++ b/src/auto-update-manager.js
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ export default class AutoUpdateManager {
     return this.emitter.on('did-begin-checking-for-update', callback)
   }
 
-  onDidBeginDownload (callback) {
+  onDidBeginDownloadingUpdate (callback) {
     return this.emitter.on('did-begin-downloading-update', callback)
   }
 
-  onDidCompleteDownload (callback) {
+  onDidCompleteDownloadingUpdate (callback) {
     return this.emitter.on('did-complete-downloading-update', callback)
   }