diff --git a/src/main/java/org/aksw/iguana/cc/query/QueryData.java b/src/main/java/org/aksw/iguana/cc/query/QueryData.java
index 3f71c0b92..617e8981b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/aksw/iguana/cc/query/QueryData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/aksw/iguana/cc/query/QueryData.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public static List<QueryData> generate(Collection<InputStream> queries) {
     }
 
     public static boolean checkUpdate(InputStream query) {
+    public static boolean checkIfUpdate(InputStream query) {
         try {
             UpdateFactory.read(query); // Throws an exception if the query is not an update query
             return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/aksw/iguana/cc/query/handler/QueryHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/aksw/iguana/cc/query/handler/QueryHandler.java
index 34a3ebb1b..8401a3370 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/aksw/iguana/cc/query/handler/QueryHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/aksw/iguana/cc/query/handler/QueryHandler.java
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ private QueryList initializeTemplateQueryHandler(QuerySource templateSource) thr
                         return new QueryData(index.getAndIncrement(), QueryData.QueryType.TEMPLATE, null);
                     } else {
                         // query is neither a template nor an instance
-                        final var update = QueryData.checkUpdate(new ByteArrayInputStream(query.getBytes()));
+                        final var update = QueryData.checkIfUpdate(new ByteArrayInputStream(query.getBytes()));
                         if (config.template.individualResults) {
                             return new QueryData(index.getAndIncrement() - templateIndex.get(), update ? QueryData.QueryType.UPDATE : QueryData.QueryType.DEFAULT, null);
                         }