diff --git a/src/proc/control/command-closure.hpp b/src/proc/control/command-closure.hpp
index b3af1080d..dce2c9e22 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command-closure.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command-closure.hpp
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ namespace control {
       
       virtual bool isValid ()   const =0;
       
-      virtual CmdFunctor bindArguments (CmdFunctor const&) =0;
+      virtual void bindArguments (Arguments&) =0;
+      
+      virtual CmdFunctor closeArguments (CmdFunctor const&) =0;
     };
   
   
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ namespace control {
        *         can't be const.
        */
       CmdFunctor
-      bindArguments (CmdFunctor const& unboundFunctor)
+      closeArguments (CmdFunctor const& unboundFunctor)
         {
           return CmdFunctor (TupleApplicator<SIG> (params_)
                                .bind ( unboundFunctor.getFun<SIG>()) );
diff --git a/src/proc/control/command-mutation.hpp b/src/proc/control/command-mutation.hpp
index 25fa31bc5..92a5c876b 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command-mutation.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command-mutation.hpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace control {
         {
           REQUIRE (!clo_, "Lifecycle error: already closed over the arguments");
           REQUIRE (func_, "Param error: not bound to a valid function");
-          func_ = cmdClosure.bindArguments(func_);
+          func_ = cmdClosure.closeArguments(func_);
           clo_ = &cmdClosure;
           return *this;
         }
diff --git a/tests/components/proc/control/command-argument-test.cpp b/tests/components/proc/control/command-argument-test.cpp
index e50751b77..ab7e8ab22 100644
--- a/tests/components/proc/control/command-argument-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/components/proc/control/command-argument-test.cpp
@@ -324,9 +324,9 @@ namespace test    {
           typedef function<void()> OpFun;
           
           // now close all the functions with the stored parameter values... 
-          OpFun bound_doItFun = args.bindArguments (CmdFunctor(doItFun)).getFun<void()>();
-          OpFun bound_undoFun = args.bindArguments (CmdFunctor(undoFun)).getFun<void()>();
-          OpFun bound_captFun = args.bindArguments (CmdFunctor(captFun)).getFun<void()>();
+          OpFun bound_doItFun = args.closeArguments (CmdFunctor(doItFun)).getFun<void()>();
+          OpFun bound_undoFun = args.closeArguments (CmdFunctor(undoFun)).getFun<void()>();
+          OpFun bound_captFun = args.closeArguments (CmdFunctor(captFun)).getFun<void()>();
           
           protocol.seekp(0);
           protocol << "START...";