diff --git a/daemon/core/emulator/distributed.py b/daemon/core/emulator/distributed.py
index 4e7fcdde..5f188cb0 100644
--- a/daemon/core/emulator/distributed.py
+++ b/daemon/core/emulator/distributed.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class DistributedController:
             "local tunnel node(%s) to remote(%s) key(%s)", node.name, host, key
         )
         local_tap = GreTap(session=self.session, remoteip=host, key=key)
-        local_tap.net_client.create_interface(node.brname, local_tap.localname)
+        local_tap.net_client.set_interface_master(node.brname, local_tap.localname)
 
         # server to local
         logging.info(
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class DistributedController:
         remote_tap = GreTap(
             session=self.session, remoteip=self.address, key=key, server=server
         )
-        remote_tap.net_client.create_interface(node.brname, remote_tap.localname)
+        remote_tap.net_client.set_interface_master(node.brname, remote_tap.localname)
 
         # save tunnels for shutdown
         tunnel = (local_tap, remote_tap)
diff --git a/daemon/core/nodes/netclient.py b/daemon/core/nodes/netclient.py
index 51ac075e..091938de 100644
--- a/daemon/core/nodes/netclient.py
+++ b/daemon/core/nodes/netclient.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class LinuxNetClient:
         self.device_down(name)
         self.run(f"{IP_BIN} link delete {name} type bridge")
 
-    def create_interface(self, bridge_name: str, interface_name: str) -> None:
+    def set_interface_master(self, bridge_name: str, interface_name: str) -> None:
         """
         Assign interface master to a Linux bridge.
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class OvsNetClient(LinuxNetClient):
         self.device_down(name)
         self.run(f"{OVS_BIN} del-br {name}")
 
-    def create_interface(self, bridge_name: str, interface_name: str) -> None:
+    def set_interface_master(self, bridge_name: str, interface_name: str) -> None:
         """
         Create an interface associated with a network bridge.
 
diff --git a/daemon/core/nodes/network.py b/daemon/core/nodes/network.py
index 973346ad..f0b2fefa 100644
--- a/daemon/core/nodes/network.py
+++ b/daemon/core/nodes/network.py
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class CoreNetwork(CoreNetworkBase):
         :return: nothing
         """
         if self.up:
-            netif.net_client.create_interface(self.brname, netif.localname)
+            netif.net_client.set_interface_master(self.brname, netif.localname)
         super().attach(netif)
 
     def detach(self, netif: CoreInterface) -> None:
@@ -557,8 +557,7 @@ class CoreNetwork(CoreNetworkBase):
         netif = Veth(self.session, None, name, localname, start=self.up)
         self.attach(netif)
         if net.up and net.brname:
-            # this is similar to net.attach() but uses netif.name instead of localname
-            netif.net_client.create_interface(net.brname, netif.name)
+            netif.net_client.set_interface_master(net.brname, netif.name)
         i = net.newifindex()
         net._netif[i] = netif
         with net._linked_lock:
@@ -807,7 +806,7 @@ class CtrlNet(CoreNetwork):
             self.host_cmd(f"{self.updown_script} {self.brname} startup")
 
         if self.serverintf:
-            self.net_client.create_interface(self.brname, self.serverintf)
+            self.net_client.set_interface_master(self.brname, self.serverintf)
 
     def shutdown(self) -> None:
         """