diff --git a/src/include/nuraft_mesg/grpc_factory.hpp b/src/include/nuraft_mesg/grpc_factory.hpp
index 5e1f837..b709072 100644
--- a/src/include/nuraft_mesg/grpc_factory.hpp
+++ b/src/include/nuraft_mesg/grpc_factory.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class grpc_factory : public nuraft::rpc_client_factory, public std::enable_share
     NullAsyncResult add_server(uint32_t const srv_id, peer_id_t const& srv_addr, nuraft::srv_config const& dest_cfg);
 
     // Send a client request to the cluster
-    NullAsyncResult client_request(std::shared_ptr< nuraft::buffer > buf, nuraft::srv_config const& dest_cfg);
+    NullAsyncResult append_entry(std::shared_ptr< nuraft::buffer > buf, nuraft::srv_config const& dest_cfg);
 
     // Construct and send a RemoveServer message to the cluster
     NullAsyncResult rem_server(uint32_t const srv_id, nuraft::srv_config const& dest_cfg);
diff --git a/src/lib/grpc_factory.cpp b/src/lib/grpc_factory.cpp
index fd0eb69..c69015f 100644
--- a/src/lib/grpc_factory.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/grpc_factory.cpp
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ NullAsyncResult grpc_factory::rem_server(uint32_t const srv_id, nuraft::srv_conf
     return ctx->future();
 }
 
-NullAsyncResult grpc_factory::client_request(std::shared_ptr< nuraft::buffer > buf,
-                                             nuraft::srv_config const& dest_cfg) {
+NullAsyncResult grpc_factory::append_entry(std::shared_ptr< nuraft::buffer > buf, nuraft::srv_config const& dest_cfg) {
     auto client = create_client(dest_cfg.get_endpoint());
     if (!client) { return folly::makeUnexpected(nuraft::CANCELLED); }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/MessagingTest.cpp b/src/tests/MessagingTest.cpp
index ff1e8d8..cebd5aa 100644
--- a/src/tests/MessagingTest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/MessagingTest.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ TEST_F(MessagingFixture, MemberCrash) {
     auto buf = nuraft_mesg::create_message(nlohmann::json{
         {"op_type", 2},
     });
-    EXPECT_TRUE(!!app_1_->instance_->append_entries(group_id_, {buf}).get());
+    auto factory = std::make_shared< mesg_factory >(custom_factory_, group_id_, "test_type");
+    auto const dest_cfg = nuraft::srv_config(to_server_id(app_1_->id_), to_string(app_1_->id_));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(!!factory->append_entry(buf, dest_cfg).get());
 
     app_3_ = std::make_shared< TestApplication >("sm3", ports[2]);
     app_3_->set_id(our_id);
diff --git a/test_package/example_client.cpp b/test_package/example_client.cpp
index a12ef3e..efc6871 100644
--- a/test_package/example_client.cpp
+++ b/test_package/example_client.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int send_message(uint32_t leader_id, nuraft_mesg::group_id_t const& group_id, st
 
     auto result = nuraft_mesg::NullResult(folly::makeUnexpected(nuraft::SERVER_IS_JOINING));
     while (!result && (nuraft::SERVER_IS_JOINING == result.error() || nuraft::CONFIG_CHANGING == result.error())) {
-        auto sf = factory->client_request(buf, dest_cfg);
+        auto sf = factory->append_entry(buf, dest_cfg);
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200));
         result = std::move(sf).get();
     }