diff --git a/powerline/lib/vcs/__init__.py b/powerline/lib/vcs/__init__.py
index 9d8f60a0..96dee683 100644
--- a/powerline/lib/vcs/__init__.py
+++ b/powerline/lib/vcs/__init__.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def get_branch_name(directory, config_file, get_func, create_watcher):
 	with branch_lock:
 		# Check if the repo directory was moved/deleted
 		fw = branch_watcher(create_watcher)
-		is_watched = fw.is_watched(directory)
+		is_watched = fw.is_watching(directory)
 		try:
 			changed = fw(directory)
 		except OSError as e:
diff --git a/powerline/lib/watcher/inotify.py b/powerline/lib/watcher/inotify.py
index ea7edea4..6708b21e 100644
--- a/powerline/lib/watcher/inotify.py
+++ b/powerline/lib/watcher/inotify.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class INotifyFileWatcher(INotify):
 				self.watches[path] = wd
 				self.modified[path] = False
 
-	def is_watched(self, path):
+	def is_watching(self, path):
 		with self.lock:
 			return realpath(path) in self.watches
 
diff --git a/powerline/lib/watcher/stat.py b/powerline/lib/watcher/stat.py
index 3ac70c74..0c089716 100644
--- a/powerline/lib/watcher/stat.py
+++ b/powerline/lib/watcher/stat.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class StatFileWatcher(object):
 		with self.lock:
 			self.watches.pop(path, None)
 
-	def is_watched(self, path):
+	def is_watching(self, path):
 		with self.lock:
 			return realpath(path) in self.watches