diff --git a/cmd/agent/commands/grpc.go b/cmd/agent/commands/grpc.go
index 2dfc6f97..08d6afaa 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/commands/grpc.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/commands/grpc.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func BuildGrpcCmd(env runtime.Environment, config *agent.Config) *cobra.Command
 				return fmt.Errorf("upstream host cannot be localhost when running in transparent mode")
 			}
 
-			agent, err := agent.BuildAndStart(env, config)
+			agent, err := agent.Start(env, config)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("initializing agent: %w", err)
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/agent/commands/http.go b/cmd/agent/commands/http.go
index a65f4b1c..bd054e37 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/commands/http.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/commands/http.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func BuildHTTPCmd(env runtime.Environment, config *agent.Config) *cobra.Command
 				return fmt.Errorf("upstream host cannot be localhost when running in transparent mode")
 			}
 
-			agent, err := agent.BuildAndStart(env, config)
+			agent, err := agent.Start(env, config)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("initializing agent: %w", err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/agent/agent.go b/pkg/agent/agent.go
index d0b5560d..a2af9c39 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/agent.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/agent.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ type Agent struct {
 	profileCloser io.Closer
 }
 
-// BuildAndStart creates and starts a new instance of an agent.
+// Start creates and starts a new instance of an agent.
 // Returned agent is guaranteed to be unique in the environment it is running, and will handle signals sent to the
 // process.
 // Callers must Stop the returned agent at the end of its lifecycle.
-func BuildAndStart(env runtime.Environment, config *Config) (*Agent, error) {
+func Start(env runtime.Environment, config *Config) (*Agent, error) {
 	a := &Agent{
 		env: env,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/agent/agent_test.go b/pkg/agent/agent_test.go
index baa1ff53..ba76e41d 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/agent_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Test_CancelContext(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			env := runtime.NewFakeRuntime(tc.args, tc.vars)
 
-			agent, err := BuildAndStart(env, tc.config)
+			agent, err := Start(env, tc.config)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("starting agent: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func Test_Signals(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			env := runtime.NewFakeRuntime(tc.args, tc.vars)
 
-			agent, err := BuildAndStart(env, tc.config)
+			agent, err := Start(env, tc.config)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("starting agent: %v", err)
 			}