diff --git a/compact_test.go b/compact_test.go
index c4a71d9..d54f805 100644
--- a/compact_test.go
+++ b/compact_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestCompact_Compact_Good_DeterministicOrderingForSameTimestamp(t *testing.T
 	require.NoError(t, ensureJournalSchema(storeInstance.sqliteDatabase))
 
 	committedAt := time.Now().Add(-48 * time.Hour).UnixMilli()
-	require.NoError(t, insertJournalEntry(
+	require.NoError(t, commitJournalEntry(
 		storeInstance.sqliteDatabase,
 		"events",
 		"session-b",
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestCompact_Compact_Good_DeterministicOrderingForSameTimestamp(t *testing.T
 		`{"workspace":"session-b"}`,
 		committedAt,
 	))
-	require.NoError(t, insertJournalEntry(
+	require.NoError(t, commitJournalEntry(
 		storeInstance.sqliteDatabase,
 		"events",
 		"session-a",
diff --git a/journal.go b/journal.go
index c9d41f6..4c0d404 100644
--- a/journal.go
+++ b/journal.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (storeInstance *Store) CommitToJournal(measurement string, fields map[strin
 	}
 
 	committedAt := time.Now().UnixMilli()
-	if err := insertJournalEntry(
+	if err := commitJournalEntry(
 		storeInstance.sqliteDatabase,
 		storeInstance.journalBucket(),
 		measurement,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func ensureJournalSchema(database schemaDatabase) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func insertJournalEntry(
+func commitJournalEntry(
 	executor journalExecutor,
 	bucket, measurement, fieldsJSON, tagsJSON string,
 	committedAt int64,
diff --git a/journal_test.go b/journal_test.go
index 2a2d3dc..22fdea2 100644
--- a/journal_test.go
+++ b/journal_test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func TestJournal_QueryJournal_Good_BucketFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t,
 		storeInstance.CommitToJournal("session-a", map[string]any{"like": 1}, map[string]string{"workspace": "session-a"}).OK,
 	)
-	require.NoError(t, insertJournalEntry(
+	require.NoError(t, commitJournalEntry(
 		storeInstance.sqliteDatabase,
 		"events",
 		"session-b",
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func TestJournal_QueryJournal_Good_DeterministicOrderingForSameTimestamp(t *test
 	require.NoError(t, ensureJournalSchema(storeInstance.sqliteDatabase))
 
 	committedAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 30, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).UnixMilli()
-	require.NoError(t, insertJournalEntry(
+	require.NoError(t, commitJournalEntry(
 		storeInstance.sqliteDatabase,
 		"events",
 		"session-b",
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestJournal_QueryJournal_Good_DeterministicOrderingForSameTimestamp(t *test
 		`{"workspace":"session-b"}`,
 		committedAt,
 	))
-	require.NoError(t, insertJournalEntry(
+	require.NoError(t, commitJournalEntry(
 		storeInstance.sqliteDatabase,
 		"events",
 		"session-a",
diff --git a/workspace.go b/workspace.go
index 15a6604..5f2e7c8 100644
--- a/workspace.go
+++ b/workspace.go
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func (storeInstance *Store) commitWorkspaceAggregate(workspaceName string, field
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := insertJournalEntry(
+	if err := commitJournalEntry(
 		transaction,
 		storeInstance.journalBucket(),
 		workspaceName,