diff --git a/ntp_core.c b/ntp_core.c
index ab7d503..3dde71f 100644
--- a/ntp_core.c
+++ b/ntp_core.c
@@ -504,7 +504,8 @@ take_offline(NCR_Instance inst)
 /* ================================================== */
 
 NCR_Instance
-NCR_GetInstance(NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr, NTP_Source_Type type, SourceParameters *params)
+NCR_CreateInstance(NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr, NTP_Source_Type type,
+                   SourceParameters *params, const char *name)
 {
   NCR_Instance result;
 
diff --git a/ntp_core.h b/ntp_core.h
index 78b6ede..d675547 100644
--- a/ntp_core.h
+++ b/ntp_core.h
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ extern void NCR_Initialise(void);
 extern void NCR_Finalise(void);
 
 /* Get a new instance for a server or peer */
-extern NCR_Instance NCR_GetInstance(NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr, NTP_Source_Type type, SourceParameters *params);
+extern NCR_Instance NCR_CreateInstance(NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr, NTP_Source_Type type,
+                                       SourceParameters *params, const char *name);
 
 /* Destroy an instance */
 extern void NCR_DestroyInstance(NCR_Instance instance);
diff --git a/ntp_sources.c b/ntp_sources.c
index 2b1240c..995da1b 100644
--- a/ntp_sources.c
+++ b/ntp_sources.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ add_source(NTP_Remote_Address *remote_addr, char *name, NTP_Source_Type type, So
 
       assert(!found);
       record = get_record(slot);
-      record->data = NCR_GetInstance(remote_addr, type, params);
+      record->data = NCR_CreateInstance(remote_addr, type, params, name);
       record->remote_addr = NCR_GetRemoteAddress(record->data);
       record->name = name ? Strdup(name) : NULL;
       record->pool = pool;
diff --git a/test/unit/ntp_core.c b/test/unit/ntp_core.c
index d3965cd..9a92ded 100644
--- a/test/unit/ntp_core.c
+++ b/test/unit/ntp_core.c
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ test_unit(void)
     TST_GetRandomAddress(&remote_addr.ip_addr, IPADDR_UNSPEC, -1);
     remote_addr.port = 123;
 
-    inst1 = NCR_GetInstance(&remote_addr, random() % 2 ? NTP_SERVER : NTP_PEER, &source.params);
+    inst1 = NCR_CreateInstance(&remote_addr, random() % 2 ? NTP_SERVER : NTP_PEER,
+                               &source.params, NULL);
     NCR_StartInstance(inst1);
     has_updated = 0;
 
@@ -400,7 +401,8 @@ test_unit(void)
 
     NCR_DestroyInstance(inst1);
 
-    inst1 = NCR_GetInstance(&remote_addr, random() % 2 ? NTP_SERVER : NTP_PEER, &source.params);
+    inst1 = NCR_CreateInstance(&remote_addr, random() % 2 ? NTP_SERVER : NTP_PEER,
+                               &source.params, NULL);
     NCR_StartInstance(inst1);
 
     for (j = 0; j < 20; j++) {
@@ -414,9 +416,9 @@ test_unit(void)
 
     NCR_DestroyInstance(inst1);
 
-    inst1 = NCR_GetInstance(&remote_addr, NTP_PEER, &source.params);
+    inst1 = NCR_CreateInstance(&remote_addr, NTP_PEER, &source.params, NULL);
     NCR_StartInstance(inst1);
-    inst2 = NCR_GetInstance(&remote_addr, NTP_PEER, &source.params);
+    inst2 = NCR_CreateInstance(&remote_addr, NTP_PEER, &source.params, NULL);
     NCR_StartInstance(inst2);
 
     res_length = req_length = 0;