diff --git a/cmd/tools/gen_vc.v b/cmd/tools/gen_vc.v
index fd3b4a1023..ff8f5e2449 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/gen_vc.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/gen_vc.v
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ mut:
 struct WebhookServer {
 	vweb.Context
 mut:
-	gen_vc &GenVC = 0 // initialized in init_once
+	gen_vc &GenVC = 0 // initialized in init_server
 }
 
 // storage for flag options
@@ -156,12 +156,6 @@ pub fn (mut ws WebhookServer) init_server() {
 	// ws.gen_vc = new_gen_vc(flag_options)
 }
 
-/*
-pub fn (mut ws WebhookServer) init() {
-	// ws.init_once()
-}
-*/
-
 pub fn (mut ws WebhookServer) index() {
 	eprintln('WebhookServer.index() called')
 }
@@ -198,7 +192,6 @@ fn parse_flags(mut fp flag.FlagParser) FlagOptions {
 	}
 }
 
-// init
 fn (mut gen_vc GenVC) init() {
 	// purge repos if flag is passed
 	if gen_vc.options.purge {
diff --git a/examples/vweb/vweb_assets/vweb_assets.v b/examples/vweb/vweb_assets/vweb_assets.v
index 36955307e5..03babaa634 100644
--- a/examples/vweb/vweb_assets/vweb_assets.v
+++ b/examples/vweb/vweb_assets/vweb_assets.v
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fn main() {
 	vweb.run<App>(port)
 }
 
-pub fn (mut app App) init_once() {
+pub fn (mut app App) init_server() {
 	// Arbitary mime type.
 	app.serve_static('/favicon.ico', 'favicon.ico', 'img/x-icon')
 	// Automatically make available known static mime types found in given directory.
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ pub fn (mut app App) init_once() {
 	app.handle_static('.', false)
 }
 
-pub fn (mut app App) init() {
-}
-
 pub fn (mut app App) index() vweb.Result {
 	// We can dynamically specify which assets are to be used in template.
 	// 	mut am := assets.new_manager()
diff --git a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
index d0531848ea..9c066dd1eb 100644
--- a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
+++ b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn main() {
 	vweb.run<App>(port)
 }
 
-pub fn (mut app App) init_once() {
+pub fn (mut app App) init_server() {
 	app.handle_static('.', false)
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/vweb_routing_checks.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/vweb_routing_checks.vv
index fbd329f28e..d48c8a69fd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/vweb_routing_checks.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/vweb_routing_checks.vv
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ pub fn (mut app App) cow() vweb.Result {
 }
 
 /*
-pub fn (app App) init_once() {
+pub fn (app App) init_server() {
 	//
 }
 
-pub fn (app App) init() {
+pub fn (app App) before_request() {
 	//
 }
 */
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v b/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v
index 88f3cf527f..576d58022a 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test_server.v
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ fn main() {
 	vweb.run_app<App>(mut app, http_port)
 }
 
-pub fn (mut app App) init() {
-}
-
-pub fn (mut app App) init_once() {
+pub fn (mut app App) init_server() {
 	eprintln('>> webserver: started on http://127.0.0.1:$app.port/ , with maximum runtime of $app.timeout milliseconds.')
 }