diff --git a/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp b/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
index 59e3e3f197584..97546092254c4 100644
--- a/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
+++ b/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ Result<void, QString> SyncJournalDb::setFileRecord(const SyncJournalFileRecord &
     return {};
 }
 
-bool SyncJournalDb::updateParentForAllChildren(const QByteArray &oldParentPath, const QByteArray &newParentPath)
+bool SyncJournalDb::relocateFolderToNewPathRecursively(const QByteArray &oldParentPath, const QByteArray &newParentPath)
 {
     qCInfo(lcDb) << "Moving files from path" << oldParentPath << "to path" << newParentPath;
 
diff --git a/src/common/syncjournaldb.h b/src/common/syncjournaldb.h
index 10f25b1474a23..8f6ff5ae93779 100644
--- a/src/common/syncjournaldb.h
+++ b/src/common/syncjournaldb.h
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ class OCSYNC_EXPORT SyncJournalDb : public QObject
     [[nodiscard]] bool getFilesBelowPath(const QByteArray &path, const std::function<void(const SyncJournalFileRecord&)> &rowCallback);
     [[nodiscard]] bool listFilesInPath(const QByteArray &path, const std::function<void(const SyncJournalFileRecord&)> &rowCallback);
     [[nodiscard]] Result<void, QString> setFileRecord(const SyncJournalFileRecord &record);
-    [[nodiscard]] bool updateParentForAllChildren(const QByteArray &oldParentPath, const QByteArray &newParentPath); 
+    // use this after moving a folder and all its contents under new parent (e.g. "folderA" move to "parentFolder", such that "folderA" -> "parentFolder/folderA"
+    // all nested items will have their paths updated accordingly wiht a single UPDATE query
+    [[nodiscard]] bool relocateFolderToNewPathRecursively(const QByteArray &oldParentPath, const QByteArray &newParentPath); 
 
     void keyValueStoreSet(const QString &key, QVariant value);
     [[nodiscard]] qint64 keyValueStoreGetInt(const QString &key, qint64 defaultValue);
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp b/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
index b44da2e541c09..8e5b2b573101e 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagateremotemove.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void PropagateRemoteMove::finalize()
     }
 
     if (_item->isDirectory()) {
-        if (!propagator()->_journal->updateParentForAllChildren(origin.toUtf8(), _item->_renameTarget.toUtf8())) {
+        if (!propagator()->_journal->relocateFolderToNewPathRecursively(origin.toUtf8(), _item->_renameTarget.toUtf8())) {
             done(SyncFileItem::FatalError, tr("Failed to move folder: %1").arg(_item->_file), ErrorCategory::GenericError);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/test/testsyncjournaldb.cpp b/test/testsyncjournaldb.cpp
index 2ab8ce20c8b8a..63054dc819cd7 100644
--- a/test/testsyncjournaldb.cpp
+++ b/test/testsyncjournaldb.cpp
@@ -495,9 +495,8 @@ private slots:
         QVERIFY(makeEntry(folder2ContentsMoved.first().first, folder2ContentsMoved.first().second, initialEtag));
 
         // move a folder under new location, all children paths must get updated with one query
-        QVERIFY(_db.updateParentForAllChildren(folder1Contents.first().first, folder1ContentsMoved.first().first));
-        QVERIFY(_db.updateParentForAllChildren(folder2Contents.first().first, folder2ContentsMoved.first().first));
-
+        QVERIFY(_db.relocateFolderToNewPathRecursively(folder1Contents.first().first, folder1ContentsMoved.first().first));
+        QVERIFY(_db.relocateFolderToNewPathRecursively(folder2Contents.first().first, folder2ContentsMoved.first().first));
         // verify all moved records exist under new paths
         for (const auto &folderItemMoved : folder1ContentsMoved) {
             SyncJournalFileRecord movedRecord;