diff --git a/packages/cf.js/src/legacy/node/index.ts b/packages/cf.js/src/legacy/node/index.ts
index 580456f89..fb8a0eb9a 100644
--- a/packages/cf.js/src/legacy/node/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cf.js/src/legacy/node/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ethers } from "ethers";
 export enum ActionName {
   SETUP = "setup",
   INSTALL = "install",
-  INSTALL_METACHANNEL_APP = "install_metachannel_app",
+  INSTALL_VIRTUAL_APP = "install_virtual_app",
   UPDATE = "update",
   UNINSTALL = "uninstall",
   DEPOSIT = "deposit",
diff --git a/packages/machine/src/flows/metachannel-install-app.ts b/packages/machine/src/flows/install-virtual-app.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/machine/src/flows/metachannel-install-app.ts
rename to packages/machine/src/flows/install-virtual-app.ts
index 841311327..8a296ac39 100644
--- a/packages/machine/src/flows/metachannel-install-app.ts
+++ b/packages/machine/src/flows/install-virtual-app.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Context } from "../instruction-executor";
 import { Opcode } from "../opcodes";
 import { InternalMessage } from "../types";
 
-export const METACHANNEL_INSTALL_APP_FLOW = {
+export const INSTALL_VIRTUAL_APP_FLOW = {
   0: [
     (message: InternalMessage, context: Context, node) => {
       // copy client message
diff --git a/packages/machine/src/instruction-executor.ts b/packages/machine/src/instruction-executor.ts
index f4181975b..4c12768be 100644
--- a/packages/machine/src/instruction-executor.ts
+++ b/packages/machine/src/instruction-executor.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class InstructionExecutor {
     );
   }
 
-  public runInstallMetachannelAppProtocol(
+  public runInstallVirtualAppProtocol(
     fromAddress: string,
     toAddress: string,
     intermediaryAddress: string,
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ export class InstructionExecutor {
   ) {
     this.execute(
       new ActionExecution(
-        cf.legacy.node.ActionName.INSTALL_METACHANNEL_APP,
-        FLOWS[cf.legacy.node.ActionName.INSTALL_METACHANNEL_APP][0],
+        cf.legacy.node.ActionName.INSTALL_VIRTUAL_APP,
+        FLOWS[cf.legacy.node.ActionName.INSTALL_VIRTUAL_APP][0],
         {
           multisigAddress,
           toAddress,
           fromAddress,
           seq: 0,
-          action: cf.legacy.node.ActionName.INSTALL_METACHANNEL_APP,
+          action: cf.legacy.node.ActionName.INSTALL_VIRTUAL_APP,
           data: {
             initiating: fromAddress,
             responding: toAddress,
diff --git a/packages/machine/src/instructions.ts b/packages/machine/src/instructions.ts
index b35f0fc87..9a160beca 100644
--- a/packages/machine/src/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/machine/src/instructions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as cf from "@counterfactual/cf.js";
 
 import { INSTALL_FLOW } from "./flows/install";
-import { METACHANNEL_INSTALL_APP_FLOW } from "./flows/metachannel-install-app";
+import { INSTALL_VIRTUAL_APP_FLOW } from "./flows/install-virtual-app";
 import { SETUP_FLOW } from "./flows/setup";
 import { UNINSTALL_FLOW } from "./flows/uninstall";
 import { UPDATE_FLOW } from "./flows/update";
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@ export const FLOWS = {
   [cf.legacy.node.ActionName.SETUP]: SETUP_FLOW,
   [cf.legacy.node.ActionName.INSTALL]: INSTALL_FLOW,
   [cf.legacy.node.ActionName.UNINSTALL]: UNINSTALL_FLOW,
-  [cf.legacy.node.ActionName
-    .INSTALL_METACHANNEL_APP]: METACHANNEL_INSTALL_APP_FLOW
+  [cf.legacy.node.ActionName.INSTALL_VIRTUAL_APP]: INSTALL_VIRTUAL_APP_FLOW
 };
diff --git a/packages/machine/test/integration/lifecycle/three-player-lifecycle.spec.ts b/packages/machine/test/integration/lifecycle/three-player-lifecycle.spec.ts
index 118aaa86a..688e753d5 100644
--- a/packages/machine/test/integration/lifecycle/three-player-lifecycle.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/machine/test/integration/lifecycle/three-player-lifecycle.spec.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe("Machine State Lifecycle", async () => {
     await Depositor.makeDeposits(peerA, peerI);
     await SetupProtocol.run(peerI, peerB);
     await Depositor.makeDeposits(peerI, peerB);
-    await peerA.runInstallMetachannelAppProtocol(
+    await peerA.runInstallVirtualAppProtocol(
       A_ADDRESS, B_ADDRESS, I_ADDRESS, UNUSED_FUNDED_ACCOUNT
     );
   });
diff --git a/packages/machine/test/integration/test-response-sink.ts b/packages/machine/test/integration/test-response-sink.ts
index 029843023..876503759 100644
--- a/packages/machine/test/integration/test-response-sink.ts
+++ b/packages/machine/test/integration/test-response-sink.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class TestResponseSink implements cf.legacy.node.ResponseSink {
     return promise;
   }
 
-  public async runInstallMetachannelAppProtocol(
+  public async runInstallVirtualAppProtocol(
     fromAddress: string,
     toAddress: string,
     intermediary: string,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class TestResponseSink implements cf.legacy.node.ResponseSink {
     const promise = new Promise<cf.legacy.node.Response>((resolve, reject) => {
       this.runProtocolContinuation = resolve;
     });
-    this.instructionExecutor.runInstallMetachannelAppProtocol(
+    this.instructionExecutor.runInstallVirtualAppProtocol(
       fromAddress, toAddress, intermediary, multisigAddress);
     return promise;
   }