diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index 64440b2..9322b8a 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Update the events listeners, and notify the parent to do the same
-func (event * BaseEvent) update(signal GraphSignal) {
+func (event * BaseEvent) PropagateUpdate(signal GraphSignal) {
   if signal.Downwards() == false {
     // Child->Parent
     event.parent_lock.Lock()
diff --git a/gql.go b/gql.go
index a47800b..b9ca2c8 100644
--- a/gql.go
+++ b/gql.go
@@ -873,9 +873,9 @@ func NewGQLServer(listen string, extended_types map[reflect.Type]*graphql.Object
   return server
 }
 
-func (server * GQLServer) update(signal GraphSignal) {
+func (server * GQLServer) PropagateUpdate(signal GraphSignal) {
   server.signal <- signal
-  server.BaseResource.update(signal)
+  server.BaseResource.PropagateUpdate(signal)
 }
 
 func GQLSubscribeSignal(p graphql.ResolveParams) (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/graph.go b/graph.go
index 4391c67..167288f 100644
--- a/graph.go
+++ b/graph.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ type GraphNode interface {
   Description() string
   ID() string
   UpdateListeners(update GraphSignal)
-  update(update GraphSignal)
+  PropagateUpdate(update GraphSignal)
   RegisterChannel(listener chan GraphSignal)
   UnregisterChannel(listener chan GraphSignal)
   UpdateChannel() chan GraphSignal
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (node * BaseNode) UpdateListeners(update GraphSignal) {
   node.listeners_lock.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (node * BaseNode) update(signal GraphSignal) {
+func (node * BaseNode) PropagateUpdate(signal GraphSignal) {
 }
 
 func SendUpdate(node GraphNode, signal GraphSignal) {
@@ -265,6 +265,6 @@ func SendUpdate(node GraphNode, signal GraphSignal) {
   }
   log.Logf("update", "UPDATE %s <- %s: %+v", node_name, signal.Source(), signal)
   node.UpdateListeners(signal)
-  node.update(signal)
+  node.PropagateUpdate(signal)
 }
 
diff --git a/resource.go b/resource.go
index f1260ce..ee24798 100644
--- a/resource.go
+++ b/resource.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 // Resources propagate update up to multiple parents, and not downwards
 // (subscriber to team won't get update to alliance, but subscriber to alliance will get update to team)
-func (resource * BaseResource) update(signal GraphSignal) {
+func (resource * BaseResource) PropagateUpdate(signal GraphSignal) {
 
   if signal.Downwards() == false {
     // Child->Parent, resource updates parent resources