diff --git a/src/prelude/index.ts b/src/prelude/index.ts
index a851706..df1cdaf 100644
--- a/src/prelude/index.ts
+++ b/src/prelude/index.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const globalFunctions = {
   },
 
   // modules
-  use: async function (this: VM, path: string): Promise<Record<string, Value>> {
+  load: async function (this: VM, path: string): Promise<Record<string, Value>> {
     const scope = this.scope
     const pc = this.pc
 
diff --git a/src/prelude/tests/use.test.ts b/src/prelude/tests/load.ts
similarity index 71%
rename from src/prelude/tests/use.test.ts
rename to src/prelude/tests/load.ts
index a8ec265..374211f 100644
--- a/src/prelude/tests/use.test.ts
+++ b/src/prelude/tests/load.ts
@@ -4,38 +4,38 @@ import { globalFunctions } from '#prelude'
 describe('use', () => {
   test(`imports all a file's functions`, async () => {
     expect(`
-      math = use ./src/prelude/tests/math
+      math = load ./src/prelude/tests/math
       math.double 4
     `).toEvaluateTo(8, globalFunctions)
 
     expect(`
-      math = use ./src/prelude/tests/math
+      math = load ./src/prelude/tests/math
       math.double (math.double 4) 
     `).toEvaluateTo(16, globalFunctions)
 
     expect(`
-      math = use ./src/prelude/tests/math
+      math = load ./src/prelude/tests/math
       dbl = math.double 
       dbl (dbl 2)
     `).toEvaluateTo(8, globalFunctions)
 
     expect(`
-      math = use ./src/prelude/tests/math
+      math = load ./src/prelude/tests/math
       math.pi
     `).toEvaluateTo(3.14, globalFunctions)
 
     expect(`
-      math = use ./src/prelude/tests/math
+      math = load ./src/prelude/tests/math
       math | at 🥧
     `).toEvaluateTo(3.14159265359, globalFunctions)
 
     expect(`
-      math = use ./src/prelude/tests/math
+      math = load ./src/prelude/tests/math
       math.🥧
     `).toEvaluateTo(3.14159265359, globalFunctions)
 
     expect(`
-      math = use ./src/prelude/tests/math
+      math = load ./src/prelude/tests/math
       math.add1 5
     `).toEvaluateTo(6, globalFunctions)
   })