diff --git a/lib/reducers/thread-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/thread-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/thread-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/thread-reducer.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 import { getConfig } from '../utils/config';
 import { sanitizeActionSecrets } from '../utils/sanitization';
 
-function reduceThreadUpdates(
+function generateOpsForThreadUpdates(
   threadInfos: { +[id: string]: RawThreadInfo },
   payload: {
     +updatesResult: { +newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<ClientUpdateInfo>, ... },
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
         threadStoreOperations: [],
       };
     }
-    const threadStoreOperations = reduceThreadUpdates(
+    const threadStoreOperations = generateOpsForThreadUpdates(
       state.threadInfos,
       action.payload,
     );