diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 27b1427..ba3e590 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function initGoals(peer, config) {
 
   // State:
   const goals = /** @type {Map<string, Goal>} */ (new Map())
-  const listen = Obz()
+  const watch = Obz()
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function initGoals(peer, config) {
   function set(tangleID, goalDSL) {
     const goal = new GoalImpl(tangleID, goalDSL)
     goals.set(tangleID, goal)
-    listen.set(goal)
+    watch.set(goal)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function initGoals(peer, config) {
     get,
     getMsgPurpose,
     list,
-    listen,
+    watch,
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/goals.test.js b/test/goals.test.js
index 251458b..d895bb0 100644
--- a/test/goals.test.js
+++ b/test/goals.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const { isMapIterator } = require('node:util/types')
 const p = require('node:util').promisify
 const { createPeer } = require('./util')
 
-test('set, getByID, list, listen', async (t) => {
+test('set, getByID, list, watch', async (t) => {
   const alice = createPeer({ name: 'alice' })
 
   await alice.db.loaded()
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ test('set, getByID, list, listen', async (t) => {
   })
   const aliceAccountRoot = alice.db.getRecord(aliceID)
 
-  const listened = []
-  const stopListening = alice.goals.listen((goal) => {
-    listened.push(goal)
+  const watched = []
+  const stopListening = alice.goals.watch((goal) => {
+    watched.push(goal)
   })
 
   {
-    assert.strictEqual(listened.length, 0, 'listened goals is empty')
+    assert.strictEqual(watched.length, 0, 'watched goals is empty')
     alice.goals.set(aliceID, 'newest-5')
     assert('set goal done')
-    assert.strictEqual(listened.length, 1, 'listened goals has one')
+    assert.strictEqual(watched.length, 1, 'watched goals has one')
   }
 
   {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test('set, getByID, list, listen', async (t) => {
     assert.strictEqual(goal.id, aliceID, 'listed goal id is correct')
   }
 
-  assert.strictEqual(listened.length, 1, 'total listened goals was one')
+  assert.strictEqual(watched.length, 1, 'total watched goals was one')
 
   assert.strictEqual(
     typeof stopListening,