diff --git a/packages/actor_pinning/actor_pinning.pony b/packages/actor_pinning/actor_pinning.pony
index 2652d30f11..69f9e3c96e 100644
--- a/packages/actor_pinning/actor_pinning.pony
+++ b/packages/actor_pinning/actor_pinning.pony
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ actor Main
   new create(env: Env) =>
     _env = env
     _auth = PinUnpinActorAuth(env.root)
-    ActorPinning.pin(_auth)
+    ActorPinning.request_pin(_auth)
     check_pinned()
 
   be check_pinned() =>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ actor Main
     end
 
   be done() =>
-    ActorPinning.unpin(_auth)
+    ActorPinning.request_unpin(_auth)
 ```
 
 ## Caveat
diff --git a/test/full-program-tests/pinned-actor/main.pony b/test/full-program-tests/pinned-actor/main.pony
index d5999b9262..d5e9cd73e3 100644
--- a/test/full-program-tests/pinned-actor/main.pony
+++ b/test/full-program-tests/pinned-actor/main.pony
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ actor Main
   new create(env: Env) =>
     _env = env
     _auth = PinUnpinActorAuth(env.root)
-    ActorPinning.pin(_auth)
+    ActorPinning.request_pin(_auth)
     let interval: U64 = (10 * 1_000_000_000) / 10
     let timers = Timers
     let timer = Timer(Tick(this, 1), interval, interval)