diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua b/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
index ba45de54..b7ce3e50 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ end
 function M.enable(plugin)
   if not plugin._.loaded then
     if not plugin._.handlers then
-      M.load(plugin)
+      M.resolve(plugin)
     end
     for type in pairs(plugin._.handlers or {}) do
       M.handlers[type]:add(plugin)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function M:_values(values, plugin)
 end
 
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
-function M.load(plugin)
+function M.resolve(plugin)
   local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
   plugin._.handlers = {}
   for type, handler in pairs(M.handlers) do
diff --git a/tests/core/plugin_spec.lua b/tests/core/plugin_spec.lua
index ee5b007d..51f6e038 100644
--- a/tests/core/plugin_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/core/plugin_spec.lua
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe("plugin spec opt", function()
         local spec = Plugin.Spec.new(test)
         assert(#spec.notifs == 0)
         assert(vim.tbl_count(spec.plugins) == 1)
-        Handler.load(spec.plugins.bar)
+        Handler.resolve(spec.plugins.bar)
         vim.print(spec.plugins.bar._.handlers)
         local events = vim.tbl_keys(spec.plugins.bar._.handlers.event or {})
         assert(type(events) == "table")
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ describe("plugin spec opt", function()
       local spec = Plugin.Spec.new(test)
       assert(#spec.notifs == 0)
       assert(vim.tbl_count(spec.plugins) == 1)
-      Handler.load(spec.plugins.bar)
+      Handler.resolve(spec.plugins.bar)
       local events = spec.plugins.bar._.handlers.event
       assert(type(events) == "table")
       assert(vim.tbl_count(events) == 2)