diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/BackupServiceImpl.cpp b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/BackupServiceImpl.cpp
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/BackupServiceImpl.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/BackupServiceImpl.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     grpc::CallbackServerContext *context,
     const backup::PullBackupRequest *request) {
   reactor::PullBackupReactor *reactor = new reactor::PullBackupReactor(request);
-  reactor->NextWrite();
+  reactor->start();
   return reactor;
 }
 
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/base-reactors/ClientBidiReactorBase.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/base-reactors/ClientBidiReactorBase.h
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/base-reactors/ClientBidiReactorBase.h
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/base-reactors/ClientBidiReactorBase.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   bool done = false;
   bool initialized = 0;
 
+  void nextWrite();
+
 protected:
   Request request;
   grpc::Status status = grpc::Status::OK;
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
 public:
   grpc::ClientContext context;
 
-  void nextWrite();
+  void start();
   void terminate(const grpc::Status &status);
   bool isTerminated();
   bool isDone();
@@ -56,6 +58,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+template <class Request, class Response>
+void ClientBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::start() {
+  this->nextWrite();
+}
+
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ClientBidiReactorBase<Request, Response>::terminate(
     const grpc::Status &status) {
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/base-reactors/ClientWriteReactorBase.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/base-reactors/ClientWriteReactorBase.h
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/base-reactors/ClientWriteReactorBase.h
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/client/base-reactors/ClientWriteReactorBase.h
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
   bool initialized = 0;
   Request request;
 
+  void nextWrite();
+
 public:
   Response response;
   grpc::ClientContext context;
 
-  void nextWrite();
   void OnWriteDone(bool ok) override;
   void terminate(const grpc::Status &status);
   bool isDone();
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+template <class Request, class Response>
+void ClientWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::start() {
+  this->nextWrite();
+}
+
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ClientWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::OnWriteDone(bool ok) {
   if (!ok) {
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   std::atomic<bool> finished = false;
 
   void terminate(grpc::Status status);
+  void nextWrite();
 
 protected:
   // this is a const ref since it's not meant to be modified
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
 public:
   ServerWriteReactorBase(const Request *request);
 
-  virtual void NextWrite();
+  void start();
   void OnDone() override;
   void OnWriteDone(bool ok) override;
 
@@ -61,15 +62,15 @@
 ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::ServerWriteReactorBase(
     const Request *request)
     : request(*request) {
-  // we cannot call this->NextWrite() here because it's going to call it on
+  // we cannot call this->start() here because it's going to call it on
   // the base class, not derived leading to the runtime error of calling
   // a pure virtual function
-  // NextWrite has to be exposed as a public function and called explicitly
+  // start has to be exposed as a public function and called explicitly
   // to initialize writing
 }
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
-void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::NextWrite() {
+void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::nextWrite() {
   try {
     if (!this->initialized) {
       this->initialize();
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+template <class Request, class Response>
+void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::start() {
+  this->nextWrite();
+}
+
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::OnDone() {
   this->doneCallback();
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@
     this->terminate(grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, "writing error"));
     return;
   }
-  this->NextWrite();
+  this->nextWrite();
 }
 
 } // namespace reactor
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/grpc-client/ServiceBlobClient.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/grpc-client/ServiceBlobClient.h
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/grpc-client/ServiceBlobClient.h
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/grpc-client/ServiceBlobClient.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
           "put reactor is being used but has not been initialized");
     }
     this->stub->async()->Put(&putReactor->context, &(*putReactor));
-    putReactor->nextWrite();
+    putReactor->start();
   }
 
   void get(std::shared_ptr<reactor::BlobGetClientReactor> getReactor) {
diff --git a/services/blob/src/BlobServiceImpl.cpp b/services/blob/src/BlobServiceImpl.cpp
--- a/services/blob/src/BlobServiceImpl.cpp
+++ b/services/blob/src/BlobServiceImpl.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     const blob::GetRequest *request) {
 
   reactor::GetReactor *gr = new reactor::GetReactor(request);
-  gr->NextWrite();
+  gr->start();
   return gr;
 }
 
diff --git a/services/blob/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h b/services/blob/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
--- a/services/blob/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
+++ b/services/blob/src/Reactors/server/base-reactors/ServerWriteReactorBase.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   std::atomic<bool> finished = false;
 
   void terminate(grpc::Status status);
+  void nextWrite();
 
 protected:
   // this is a const ref since it's not meant to be modified
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
 public:
   ServerWriteReactorBase(const Request *request);
 
-  virtual void NextWrite();
+  void start();
   void OnDone() override;
   void OnWriteDone(bool ok) override;
 
@@ -61,15 +62,15 @@
 ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::ServerWriteReactorBase(
     const Request *request)
     : request(*request) {
-  // we cannot call this->NextWrite() here because it's going to call it on
+  // we cannot call this->start() here because it's going to call it on
   // the base class, not derived leading to the runtime error of calling
   // a pure virtual function
-  // NextWrite has to be exposed as a public function and called explicitly
+  // start has to be exposed as a public function and called explicitly
   // to initialize writing
 }
 
 template <class Request, class Response>
-void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::NextWrite() {
+void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::nextWrite() {
   try {
     if (!this->initialized) {
       this->initialize();
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+template <class Request, class Response>
+void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::start() {
+  this->nextWrite();
+}
+
 template <class Request, class Response>
 void ServerWriteReactorBase<Request, Response>::OnDone() {
   this->doneCallback();
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@
     this->terminate(grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, "writing error"));
     return;
   }
-  this->NextWrite();
+  this->nextWrite();
 }
 
 } // namespace reactor