diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
index 1f6f8d4f..341dc5f3 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ LayergroupController.prototype.register = function(app) {
         userMiddleware(),
         this.prepareContext,
         getMapStoreMapConfigProvider(this.mapStore, this.userLimitsApi),
-        tile(this.tileBackend),
+        getTile(this.tileBackend),
         setCacheControlHeader(),
         setLastModifiedHeader(),
         getAffectedTables(this.layergroupAffectedTables, this.pgConnection),
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ LayergroupController.prototype.register = function(app) {
         userMiddleware(),
         this.prepareContext,
         getMapStoreMapConfigProvider(this.mapStore, this.userLimitsApi),
-        tile(this.tileBackend),
+        getTile(this.tileBackend),
         setCacheControlHeader(),
         setLastModifiedHeader(),
         getAffectedTables(this.layergroupAffectedTables, this.pgConnection),
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ function parseFormat (format = '') {
     return formatStat;
 }
 
-function tile (tileBackend) {
+function getTile (tileBackend) {
     return function tileMiddleware (req, res, next) {
         req.profiler.start('windshaft.map_tile');