diff --git a/pkgs/clan-app/ui-2d/src/routes/machines/install/hardware-step.tsx b/pkgs/clan-app/ui-2d/src/routes/machines/install/hardware-step.tsx
index 2696a12bc..0b9bb4ab3 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-app/ui-2d/src/routes/machines/install/hardware-step.tsx
+++ b/pkgs/clan-app/ui-2d/src/routes/machines/install/hardware-step.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const HWStep = (props: StepProps<HardwareValues>) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const r = await callApi("generate_machine_hardware_info", {
+    const r = await callApi("run_machine_hardware_info", {
       opts: {
         machine: {
           name: props.machine_id,
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/hardware.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/hardware.py
index 4db7c0e92..5389c0efd 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/hardware.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/machines/hardware.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from clan_lib.machines.hardware import (
     HardwareConfig,
     HardwareGenerateOptions,
-    generate_machine_hardware_info,
+    run_machine_hardware_info,
 )
 from clan_lib.machines.machines import Machine
 from clan_lib.machines.suggestions import validate_machine_names
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def update_hardware_config_command(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         host_key_check=args.host_key_check, private_key=args.identity_file
     )
 
-    generate_machine_hardware_info(opts, target_host)
+    run_machine_hardware_info(opts, target_host)
 
 
 def register_update_hardware_config(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/hardware.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/hardware.py
index 402213faa..1119a6c08 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/hardware.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/hardware.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class HardwareGenerateOptions:
 
 
 @API.register
-def generate_machine_hardware_info(
+def run_machine_hardware_info(
     opts: HardwareGenerateOptions, target_host: Remote
 ) -> HardwareConfig:
     """