diff --git a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
index ca77df79..a66f8e2c 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ var CartodbWindshaft = function(serverOptions) {
     });
 
     // Instantiate a template
-    function instanciate(req, res, template_params, callback) {
+    function instanciateTemplate(req, res, template_params, callback) {
       ws.doCORS(res);
       var that = this;
       var response = {};
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ var CartodbWindshaft = function(serverOptions) {
           if ( ! req.headers['content-type'] || req.headers['content-type'].split(';')[0] != 'application/json') {
             throw new Error('template POST data must be of type application/json, it is instead ');
           }
-          instanciate(req, res, req.body, this);
+          instanciateTemplate(req, res, req.body, this);
         }, function(err, response) {
           finish_instanciation(err, response, res);
         }
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ var CartodbWindshaft = function(serverOptions) {
               throw new Error('badformed config parameter, should be a valid JSON');
             }
           }
-          instanciate(req, res, config, this);
+          instanciateTemplate(req, res, config, this);
         }, function(err, response) {
           finish_instanciation(err, response, res);
         }