diff --git a/dbutils.c b/dbutils.c
index 755982a0..834c4d71 100644
--- a/dbutils.c
+++ b/dbutils.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ set_config_bool(PGconn *conn, const char *config_param, bool state)
 
 
 /*
- * copy_configuration()
+ * witness_copy_node_records()
  *
  * Copy records in master's `repl_nodes` table to witness database
  *
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ set_config_bool(PGconn *conn, const char *config_param, bool state)
  * `repmgrd` after a failover event occurs
  */
 bool
-copy_configuration(PGconn *masterconn, PGconn *witnessconn, char *cluster_name)
+witness_copy_node_records(PGconn *masterconn, PGconn *witnessconn, char *cluster_name)
 {
 	char		sqlquery[MAXLEN];
 	PGresult   *res;
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ copy_configuration(PGconn *masterconn, PGconn *witnessconn, char *cluster_name)
 
 	sqlquery_snprintf(sqlquery, "TRUNCATE TABLE %s.repl_nodes", get_repmgr_schema_quoted(witnessconn));
 
-	log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, "copy_configuration():\n%s\n", sqlquery);
+	log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, "witness_copy_node_records():\n%s\n", sqlquery);
 
 	res = PQexec(witnessconn, sqlquery);
 	if (!res || PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ copy_configuration(PGconn *masterconn, PGconn *witnessconn, char *cluster_name)
 					  "SELECT id, type, upstream_node_id, name, conninfo, priority, slot_name, active FROM %s.repl_nodes",
 					  get_repmgr_schema_quoted(masterconn));
 
-	log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, "copy_configuration():\n%s\n", sqlquery);
+	log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, "witness_copy_node_records():\n%s\n", sqlquery);
 
 	res = PQexec(masterconn, sqlquery);
 	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
@@ -1161,12 +1161,12 @@ copy_configuration(PGconn *masterconn, PGconn *witnessconn, char *cluster_name)
 		bool node_record_created;
 
 		log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG,
-					"copy_configuration(): writing node record for node %s (id: %s)\n",
+					"witness_copy_node_records(): writing node record for node %s (id: %s)\n",
 					PQgetvalue(res, i, 3),
 					PQgetvalue(res, i, 0));
 
 		node_record_created = create_node_record(witnessconn,
-												 "copy_configuration",
+												 "witness_copy_node_records",
 												 atoi(PQgetvalue(res, i, 0)),
 												 PQgetvalue(res, i, 1),
 												 strlen(PQgetvalue(res, i, 2))
diff --git a/dbutils.h b/dbutils.h
index bc34d59c..9d08c8bd 100644
--- a/dbutils.h
+++ b/dbutils.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bool		drop_replication_slot(PGconn *conn, char *slot_name);
 bool		start_backup(PGconn *conn, char *first_wal_segment, bool fast_checkpoint);
 bool		stop_backup(PGconn *conn, char *last_wal_segment);
 bool		set_config_bool(PGconn *conn, const char *config_param, bool state);
-bool		copy_configuration(PGconn *masterconn, PGconn *witnessconn, char *cluster_name);
+bool		witness_copy_node_records(PGconn *masterconn, PGconn *witnessconn, char *cluster_name);
 bool		create_node_record(PGconn *conn, char *action, int node, char *type, int upstream_node, char *cluster_name, char *node_name, char *conninfo, int priority, char *slot_name, bool active);
 bool		delete_node_record(PGconn *conn, int node, char *action);
 int			get_node_record(PGconn *conn, char *cluster, int node_id, t_node_info *node_info);
diff --git a/repmgr.c b/repmgr.c
index 19522938..18fd535f 100644
--- a/repmgr.c
+++ b/repmgr.c
@@ -3808,7 +3808,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 
 
 	/* copy configuration from master, only repl_nodes is needed */
-	if (!copy_configuration(masterconn, witnessconn, options.cluster_name))
+	if (!witness_copy_node_records(masterconn, witnessconn, options.cluster_name))
 	{
 		create_event_record(masterconn,
 							&options,
diff --git a/repmgrd.c b/repmgrd.c
index b5b3f04a..6d9b1c8c 100644
--- a/repmgrd.c
+++ b/repmgrd.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 						if(sync_repl_nodes_elapsed >= local_options.witness_repl_nodes_sync_interval_secs)
 						{
 							log_debug(_("Resyncing repl_nodes table\n"));
-							copy_configuration(master_conn, my_local_conn, local_options.cluster_name);
+							witness_copy_node_records(master_conn, my_local_conn, local_options.cluster_name);
 							sync_repl_nodes_elapsed = 0;
 						}
 					}
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ witness_monitor(void)
 				 * XXX it would be neat to be able to handle this with e.g. table-based
 				 * logical replication
 				 */
-				copy_configuration(master_conn, my_local_conn, local_options.cluster_name);
+				witness_copy_node_records(master_conn, my_local_conn, local_options.cluster_name);
 
 				break;
 			}