diff --git a/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/utils.go
index 8c36dbf..cc0d0ea 100644
--- a/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func runVM(passthroughArg string, fn runVMFunc, forwardPortsRules []vm.PortForwa
 			return 1
 		}
 
-		tapNameToUse, err := nettap.NewRandomTapName()
+		tapNameToUse, err := nettap.NewUniqueTapName()
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("Failed to generate new network tap name", "error", err.Error())
 			return 1
diff --git a/nettap/impl.go b/nettap/impl.go
index a047873..fafb481 100644
--- a/nettap/impl.go
+++ b/nettap/impl.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func NewTapManager(logger *slog.Logger) (*TapManager, error) {
 	return nil, ErrTapManagerUnimplemented
 }
 
-func NewRandomTapName() (string, error) {
+func NewUniqueTapName() (string, error) {
 	return "", ErrTapManagerUnimplemented
 }
 
diff --git a/nettap/impl_windows.go b/nettap/impl_windows.go
index 4cf2a33..735ea3e 100644
--- a/nettap/impl_windows.go
+++ b/nettap/impl_windows.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewTapManager(logger *slog.Logger) (*TapManager, error) {
 // We need some sort of format to avoid conflicting with other Windows interfaces.
 var tapNameRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^LinskTap-\d+$`)
 
-func NewRandomTapName() (string, error) {
+func NewUniqueTapName() (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("LinskTap-%v", time.Now().UnixNano())
 }