diff --git a/lotus-soup/main.go b/lotus-soup/main.go
index b7a513bce..042310eb7 100644
--- a/lotus-soup/main.go
+++ b/lotus-soup/main.go
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ func main() {
 // Then we create a genesis block that allocates some funds to each node and collects
 // the presealed sectors.
 func dealsE2E(t *testkit.TestEnvironment) error {
-	// Dispatch non-client roles to defaults.
+	// Dispatch/forward non-client roles to defaults.
 	if t.Role != "client" {
-		return testkit.RunDefaultRole(t)
+		return testkit.HandleDefaultRole(t)
 	}
 
 	cl, err := testkit.PrepareClient(t)
diff --git a/lotus-soup/testkit/defaults.go b/lotus-soup/testkit/defaults.go
index f9276e57f..a0681f37c 100644
--- a/lotus-soup/testkit/defaults.go
+++ b/lotus-soup/testkit/defaults.go
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ var DefaultRoles = map[RoleName]func(*TestEnvironment) error{
 	},
 }
 
-// RunDefaultRole runs a default role, extracted from the `role` RunEnv
-// parameter.
-func RunDefaultRole(t *TestEnvironment) error {
+// HandleDefaultRole handles a role by running its default behaviour.
+//
+// This function is suitable to forward to when a test case doesn't need to
+// explicitly handle/alter a role.
+func HandleDefaultRole(t *TestEnvironment) error {
 	f, ok := DefaultRoles[t.Role]
 	if !ok {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unrecognized role: %s", t.Role))