diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/api.py b/src/khoj/routers/api.py
index 89a95642..805030d8 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/api.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/api.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def set_user_name(
     return {"status": "ok"}
 
 
-async def extract_references_and_questions(
+async def search_documents(
     user: KhojUser,
     chat_history: list[ChatMessageModel],
     q: str,
diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py b/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
index 8f9c9921..62090052 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from khoj.processor.tools.online_search import (
     search_online,
 )
 from khoj.processor.tools.run_code import run_code
-from khoj.routers.api import extract_references_and_questions
+from khoj.routers.api import search_documents
 from khoj.routers.email import send_query_feedback
 from khoj.routers.helpers import (
     ApiImageRateLimiter,
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ async def chat(
         ## Extract Document References
         if not ConversationCommand.Research in conversation_commands:
             try:
-                async for result in extract_references_and_questions(
+                async for result in search_documents(
                     user,
                     chat_history,
                     q,
diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/research.py b/src/khoj/routers/research.py
index 2dc63efb..43617e6c 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/research.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/research.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from khoj.processor.conversation.utils import (
 from khoj.processor.operator import operate_environment
 from khoj.processor.tools.online_search import read_webpages, search_online
 from khoj.processor.tools.run_code import run_code
-from khoj.routers.api import extract_references_and_questions
+from khoj.routers.api import search_documents
 from khoj.routers.helpers import (
     ChatEvent,
     generate_summary_from_files,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ async def research(
             previous_inferred_queries = {
                 c["query"] for iteration in previous_iterations if iteration.context for c in iteration.context
             }
-            async for result in extract_references_and_questions(
+            async for result in search_documents(
                 user,
                 construct_tool_chat_history(previous_iterations, ConversationCommand.Notes),
                 this_iteration.query,