diff --git a/src/anemoi/graphs/create.py b/src/anemoi/graphs/create.py
index 3fd6550..0b09649 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/graphs/create.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/graphs/create.py
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ def generate_graph(self) -> HeteroData:
         """
         graph = HeteroData()
         for name, nodes_cfg in self.config.nodes.items():
-            graph = instantiate(nodes_cfg.node_builder).transform(graph, name, nodes_cfg.get("attributes", {}))
+            graph = instantiate(nodes_cfg.node_builder).update_graph(graph, name, nodes_cfg.get("attributes", {}))
 
         for edges_cfg in self.config.edges:
-            graph = instantiate(edges_cfg.edge_builder, **edges_cfg.nodes).transform(
+            graph = instantiate(edges_cfg.edge_builder, **edges_cfg.nodes).update_graph(
                 graph, edges_cfg.get("attributes", {})
             )
 
diff --git a/src/anemoi/graphs/edges/builder.py b/src/anemoi/graphs/edges/builder.py
index 980acf2..3c926d6 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/graphs/edges/builder.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/graphs/edges/builder.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def prepare_node_data(self, graph: HeteroData) -> tuple[NodeStorage, NodeStorage
         """Prepare nodes information."""
         return graph[self.source_name], graph[self.target_name]
 
-    def transform(self, graph: HeteroData, attrs_config: Optional[DotDict] = None) -> HeteroData:
-        """Transform the graph.
+    def update_graph(self, graph: HeteroData, attrs_config: Optional[DotDict] = None) -> HeteroData:
+        """Update the graph with the edges.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
diff --git a/src/anemoi/graphs/nodes/builder.py b/src/anemoi/graphs/nodes/builder.py
index 5a65746..11e99f6 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/graphs/nodes/builder.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/graphs/nodes/builder.py
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ def reshape_coords(self, latitudes: np.ndarray, longitudes: np.ndarray) -> torch
         coords = np.deg2rad(coords)
         return torch.tensor(coords, dtype=torch.float32)
 
-    def transform(self, graph: HeteroData, name: str, attr_config: Optional[DotDict] = None) -> HeteroData:
-        """Transform the graph.
-
-        It includes nodes to the graph.
+    def update_graph(self, graph: HeteroData, name: str, attr_config: Optional[DotDict] = None) -> HeteroData:
+        """Update the graph with new nodes.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
diff --git a/tests/edges/test_cutoff.py b/tests/edges/test_cutoff.py
index efe4ee8..a75a1df 100644
--- a/tests/edges/test_cutoff.py
+++ b/tests/edges/test_cutoff.py
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ def test_fail_init(cutoff_factor: str):
 def test_cutoff(graph_with_nodes):
     """Test CutOffEdgeBuilder."""
     builder = CutOffEdges("test_nodes", "test_nodes", 0.5)
-    graph = builder.transform(graph_with_nodes)
+    graph = builder.update_graph(graph_with_nodes)
     assert ("test_nodes", "to", "test_nodes") in graph.edge_types
diff --git a/tests/edges/test_knn.py b/tests/edges/test_knn.py
index 7149d0e..f0636a5 100644
--- a/tests/edges/test_knn.py
+++ b/tests/edges/test_knn.py
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ def test_fail_init(num_nearest_neighbours: str):
 def test_knn(graph_with_nodes):
     """Test KNNEdgeBuilder."""
     builder = KNNEdges("test_nodes", "test_nodes", 3)
-    graph = builder.transform(graph_with_nodes)
+    graph = builder.update_graph(graph_with_nodes)
     assert ("test_nodes", "to", "test_nodes") in graph.edge_types