diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index 8f4a54930d..0058ebfd47 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const webpack = require('webpack');
 const webpackDevMiddleware = require('webpack-dev-middleware');
 const validateOptions = require('schema-utils');
 const isAbsoluteUrl = require('is-absolute-url');
-const updateOptions = require('./utils/updateOptions');
+const normalizeOptions = require('./utils/normalizeOptions');
 const updateCompiler = require('./utils/updateCompiler');
 const createLogger = require('./utils/createLogger');
 const getCertificate = require('./utils/getCertificate');
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Server {
       );
     }
 
-    updateOptions(this.compiler, this.options);
+    normalizeOptions(this.compiler, this.options);
 
     updateCompiler(this.compiler, this.options);
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/updateOptions.js b/lib/utils/normalizeOptions.js
similarity index 85%
rename from lib/utils/updateOptions.js
rename to lib/utils/normalizeOptions.js
index 36cb770cf4..443d2df94a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/updateOptions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/normalizeOptions.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   no-undefined
 */
 
-function updateOptions(compiler, options) {
+function normalizeOptions(compiler, options) {
   // Setup default value
   options.contentBase =
     options.contentBase !== undefined ? options.contentBase : process.cwd();
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ function updateOptions(compiler, options) {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = updateOptions;
+module.exports = normalizeOptions;
diff --git a/test/server/utils/__snapshots__/updateOptions.test.js.snap b/test/server/utils/__snapshots__/normalizeOptions.test.js.snap
similarity index 64%
rename from test/server/utils/__snapshots__/updateOptions.test.js.snap
rename to test/server/utils/__snapshots__/normalizeOptions.test.js.snap
index 0e8ad30035..0658e08b4b 100644
--- a/test/server/utils/__snapshots__/updateOptions.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/server/utils/__snapshots__/normalizeOptions.test.js.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`updateOptions contentBase array should set correct options 1`] = `
+exports[`normalizeOptions contentBase array should set correct options 1`] = `
 Object {
   "clientMode": "sockjs",
   "contentBase": Array [
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`updateOptions contentBase string should set correct options 1`] = `
+exports[`normalizeOptions contentBase string should set correct options 1`] = `
 Object {
   "clientMode": "sockjs",
   "contentBase": "/path/to/dist",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`updateOptions no options should set correct options 1`] = `
+exports[`normalizeOptions no options should set correct options 1`] = `
 Object {
   "clientMode": "sockjs",
   "serverMode": "sockjs",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`updateOptions watchOptions should set correct options 1`] = `
+exports[`normalizeOptions watchOptions should set correct options 1`] = `
 Object {
   "clientMode": "sockjs",
   "serverMode": "sockjs",
diff --git a/test/server/utils/updateOptions.test.js b/test/server/utils/normalizeOptions.test.js
similarity index 91%
rename from test/server/utils/updateOptions.test.js
rename to test/server/utils/normalizeOptions.test.js
index e1c5d63b96..c1f66f4939 100644
--- a/test/server/utils/updateOptions.test.js
+++ b/test/server/utils/normalizeOptions.test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const webpack = require('webpack');
-const updateOptions = require('../../../lib/utils/updateOptions');
+const normalizeOptions = require('../../../lib/utils/normalizeOptions');
 
-describe('updateOptions', () => {
+describe('normalizeOptions', () => {
   const cases = [
     {
       title: 'no options',
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('updateOptions', () => {
 
       it('should set correct options', () => {
         const originalContentBase = data.options.contentBase;
-        updateOptions(compiler, data.options);
+        normalizeOptions(compiler, data.options);
         if (data.optionsResults) {
           expect(data.options).toEqual(data.optionsResults);
         } else {