diff --git a/glue/lal.py b/glue/lal.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/glue/lal.py
+++ b/glue/lal.py
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class Cache(list):
 		"""
 		return [entry.path() for entry in self]
 
-	def check(self):
+	def checkfilesexist(self):
 		'''
 		Runs through the entries of the Cache() object and checks each entry
 		if the file which it points to exists or not. If the file does exist then
method lal.Cache.check() was renamed in lal.Cache.checkfilesexist()