diff --git a/nexus/db-queries/src/db/datastore/bgp.rs b/nexus/db-queries/src/db/datastore/bgp.rs
index 0252c11000..4b2984e1ff 100644
--- a/nexus/db-queries/src/db/datastore/bgp.rs
+++ b/nexus/db-queries/src/db/datastore/bgp.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl DataStore {
 
         let conn = self.pool_connection_authorized(opctx).await?;
         let err = OptionalError::new();
-        self.transaction_retry_wrapper("bgp_config_set")
+        self.transaction_retry_wrapper("bgp_config_create")
             .transaction(&conn, |conn| {
 
                 let err = err.clone();
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ impl DataStore {
             })
             .await
             .map_err(|e|{
-                let msg = "bgp_config_set failed";
+                let msg = "bgp_config_create failed";
                 if let Some(err) = err.take() {
                     error!(opctx.log, "{msg}"; "error" => ?err);
                     err
diff --git a/nexus/db-queries/src/db/datastore/switch_port.rs b/nexus/db-queries/src/db/datastore/switch_port.rs
index c3be9818df..4e56513e30 100644
--- a/nexus/db-queries/src/db/datastore/switch_port.rs
+++ b/nexus/db-queries/src/db/datastore/switch_port.rs
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ mod test {
             shaper: None,
         };
 
-        datastore.bgp_config_set(&opctx, &bgp_config).await.unwrap();
+        datastore.bgp_config_create(&opctx, &bgp_config).await.unwrap();
 
         let settings = SwitchPortSettingsCreate {
             identity: IdentityMetadataCreateParams {
diff --git a/nexus/src/app/rack.rs b/nexus/src/app/rack.rs
index 13b30fd47a..1631cea21a 100644
--- a/nexus/src/app/rack.rs
+++ b/nexus/src/app/rack.rs
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ impl super::Nexus {
 
             match self
                 .db_datastore
-                .bgp_config_set(
+                .bgp_config_create(
                     &opctx,
                     &BgpConfigCreate {
                         identity: IdentityMetadataCreateParams {