4 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-server b/scripts/rabbitmq-server
index 4dd81a84fd..e041d42502 100755
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-server
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-server
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ exec erl \
     ${RABBITMQ_START_RABBIT} \
     -sname ${RABBITMQ_NODENAME} \
     -boot ${RABBITMQ_BOOT_FILE} \
-    -s rabbit start_cold \
+    -s rabbit boot \
     ${RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG} \
     +W w \
     ${RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS} \
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-server.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-server.bat
index 0967024aa9..e594522df3 100755
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-server.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-server.bat
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ if not "!RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS!"=="" (
 -pa "!RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT!" ^
 -noinput ^
 -boot start_sasl ^
--s rabbit start_cold ^
+-s rabbit boot ^
 !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG! ^
 -sname !RABBITMQ_NODENAME! ^
 +W w ^
diff --git a/scripts/rabbitmq-service.bat b/scripts/rabbitmq-service.bat
index f49ec26699..849bedcf6b 100755
--- a/scripts/rabbitmq-service.bat
+++ b/scripts/rabbitmq-service.bat
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ if not "!RABBITMQ_NODE_IP_ADDRESS!"=="" (
 set ERLANG_SERVICE_ARGUMENTS= ^
 -pa "!RABBITMQ_EBIN_ROOT!" ^
 -boot start_sasl ^
--s rabbit start_cold ^
+-s rabbit boot ^
 !RABBITMQ_CONFIG_ARG! ^
 +W w ^
 +A30 ^
diff --git a/src/rabbit.erl b/src/rabbit.erl
index 0d00706b76..b7e640ffb2 100644
--- a/src/rabbit.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit.erl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 -behaviour(application).
 
--export([maybe_hipe_compile/0, prepare/0, start/0, start_cold/0, stop/0,
+-export([maybe_hipe_compile/0, prepare/0, start/0, boot/0, stop/0,
          stop_and_halt/0, status/0, is_running/0, is_running/1, environment/0,
          rotate_logs/1, force_event_refresh/0]).
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 -spec(maybe_hipe_compile/0 :: () -> 'ok').
 -spec(prepare/0 :: () -> 'ok').
 -spec(start/0 :: () -> 'ok').
--spec(start_cold/0 :: () -> 'ok').
+-spec(boot/0 :: () -> 'ok').
 -spec(stop/0 :: () -> 'ok').
 -spec(stop_and_halt/0 :: () -> no_return()).
 -spec(status/0 ::
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ start() ->
                 ok = print_plugin_info(rabbit_plugins:active_plugins())
              end).
 
-start_cold() ->
+boot() ->
     start_it(fun() ->
                 ok = prepare(),
                 Plugins = rabbit_plugins:bootstrap_envinronment(),