diff --git a/camlibs/sierra/library.c b/camlibs/sierra/library.c
index 346b0499b..bc985a932 100644
--- a/camlibs/sierra/library.c
+++ b/camlibs/sierra/library.c
@@ -710,19 +710,19 @@ sierra_write_ack (Camera *camera)
 }
 
 int
-sierra_ping (Camera *camera, GPContext *context) 
+sierra_init (Camera *camera, GPContext *context) 
 {
 	char buf[4096], packet[4096];
 	int r = 0;
 
-	GP_DEBUG ("Pinging camera...");
+	GP_DEBUG ("Sending initialization sequence to the camera...");
 
 	packet[0] = NUL;
 
 	while (1) {
 		CHECK (sierra_write_packet (camera, packet));
 		CHECK (sierra_read_packet_wait (camera, buf, context));
-
+		
 		switch (buf[0]) {
 		case NAK:
 			return (GP_OK);
diff --git a/camlibs/sierra/library.h b/camlibs/sierra/library.h
index fe225db17..8fcd40503 100644
--- a/camlibs/sierra/library.h
+++ b/camlibs/sierra/library.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int sierra_set_locked (Camera *camera, unsigned int n, SierraLocked locked,
 int sierra_set_speed		  (Camera *camera, int speed,
 				   GPContext *context);
 int sierra_end_session		  (Camera *camera, GPContext *context);
-int sierra_ping			  (Camera *camera, GPContext *context);
+int sierra_init			  (Camera *camera, GPContext *context);
 int sierra_get_memory_left        (Camera *camera, int *memory,
 				   GPContext *context);
 int sierra_check_battery_capacity (Camera *camera, GPContext *context);