diff --git a/PBot/EventQueue.pm b/PBot/EventQueue.pm
index 32a60ac6..d65b1f3a 100644
--- a/PBot/EventQueue.pm
+++ b/PBot/EventQueue.pm
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ sub duration_until_next_event {
     return $self->{event_queue}->[0]->{timeout} - time;
 }
 
-# invokes the next event, if ready, and then returns seconds until next event
+# invokes the current events and then returns seconds until next upcoming event
 
-sub do_next_event {
+sub do_events {
     my ($self) = @_;
 
     # early-return if no events available
diff --git a/PBot/PBot.pm b/PBot/PBot.pm
index 39687864..857603ba 100644
--- a/PBot/PBot.pm
+++ b/PBot/PBot.pm
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ sub do_one_loop {
     # do an irc engine loop (select, eventqueues, etc)
     $self->{irc}->do_one_loop;
 
-    # check for an available PBot event (returns seconds until next event)
-    my $waitfor = $self->{event_queue}->do_next_event;
+    # invoke PBot events (returns seconds until next event)
+    my $waitfor = $self->{event_queue}->do_events;
 
     # tell irc select loop to sleep for this many seconds
     # (or until its own internal eventqueue has an event)