diff --git a/components/interpreter/program.ts b/components/interpreter/program.ts
index 379dfd1..1c1edcc 100644
--- a/components/interpreter/program.ts
+++ b/components/interpreter/program.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ export class Program {
     }
 
     this.clearStd();
-    return this.interpreter.run(code, this.verbose, true);
+    return this.interpreter.repl(code, this.verbose, true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/programs/babyjs/babyjs.ts b/programs/babyjs/babyjs.ts
index 6b78f8d..064f12c 100644
--- a/programs/babyjs/babyjs.ts
+++ b/programs/babyjs/babyjs.ts
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ export class BabyJs {
   }
 
   runOnce(code: string | null, debug: boolean = false) {
-    this.run(code, debug, true);
+    this.repl(code, debug, true);
   }
   /**
    * when the interpreter stores global variables.
    * Those variables should persist throughout the REPL session.
    */
-  run(code: string | null = null, debug: boolean = false, once: boolean = false) {
+  repl(code: string | null = null, debug: boolean = false, once: boolean = false) {
     if (!code) return this.nextLoop(debug, once);
 
     // 1. scan text, turn them into tokens that the language recognizes
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class BabyJs {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.run(nextCode, debug);
+    this.repl(nextCode, debug);
   }
 
   runFile(filepath: string) {
diff --git a/programs/babyjs/index.ts b/programs/babyjs/index.ts
index 4152205..2068f4a 100644
--- a/programs/babyjs/index.ts
+++ b/programs/babyjs/index.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ const baby = new BabyJs();
 // const initialTest = "print 0 + 3 / (2 * 5);";
 const initialTest = `let test = "hello world";`;
 console.log("running initial test of: ", initialTest);
-baby.run(initialTest, true);
+baby.repl(initialTest, true);
diff --git a/programs/dagdog/dagdog.ts b/programs/dagdog/dagdog.ts
index 25fe884..7014773 100644
--- a/programs/dagdog/dagdog.ts
+++ b/programs/dagdog/dagdog.ts
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ export class DagDog {
   }
 
   runOnce(code: string | null, debug: boolean = false) {
-    this.run(code, debug, true);
+    this.repl(code, debug, true);
   }
   /**
    * when the interpreter stores global variables.
    * Those variables should persist throughout the REPL session.
    */
-  run(code: string | null = null, debug: boolean = false, once: boolean = false) {
+  repl(code: string | null = null, debug: boolean = false, once: boolean = false) {
     if (!code) return this.nextLoop(debug, once);
 
     // 1. scan text, turn them into tokens that the language recognizes
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class DagDog {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.run(nextCode, debug);
+    this.repl(nextCode, debug);
   }
 
   runFile(filepath: string) {
diff --git a/programs/dagdog/index.ts b/programs/dagdog/index.ts
index 6e2f8f8..d55b17c 100644
--- a/programs/dagdog/index.ts
+++ b/programs/dagdog/index.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ const puppy = new DagDog();
 // const initialTest = "print 0 + 3 / (2 * 5);";
 const initialTest = `let test = "hello world";`;
 console.log("running initial test of: ", initialTest);
-puppy.run(initialTest, true);
+puppy.repl(initialTest, true);