diff --git a/integration/BackwardEuler/be_integrator.H b/integration/BackwardEuler/be_integrator.H
index 3fc2511494..9ef6532110 100644
--- a/integration/BackwardEuler/be_integrator.H
+++ b/integration/BackwardEuler/be_integrator.H
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int be_integrator (BurnT& state, BeT& be)
 
     be.n_rhs += 1;
 
-    Real dt_sub = initial_dt(state, be, ydot);
+    Real dt_sub = initial_react_dt(state, be, ydot);
 
     // main timestepping loop
 
diff --git a/integration/utils/initial_timestep.H b/integration/utils/initial_timestep.H
index 0b719afa98..a9045d65f8 100644
--- a/integration/utils/initial_timestep.H
+++ b/integration/utils/initial_timestep.H
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 template <typename BurnT, typename IntT>
 AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
-Real initial_dt (BurnT& burn_state, IntT& int_state,
-                 Array1D<Real, 1, INT_NEQS>& ydot)
+Real initial_react_dt (BurnT& burn_state, IntT& int_state,
+                     Array1D<Real, 1, INT_NEQS>& ydot)
 {
     // this is a version of the initial timestep estimator from VODE
     // we come in with int_state..y() storing the initial solution