diff --git a/src/monads/Reader.ts b/src/monads/Reader.ts
index 36620f6..66d132e 100644
--- a/src/monads/Reader.ts
+++ b/src/monads/Reader.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ export const contramap = <A, B, C>(cToA: (c: C) => A) => (
   reader: Reader<A, B>,
 ): Reader<C, B> => pipe(cToA, reader)
 
-export const flatMap = <A, B, C>(bToReaderAC: (b: B) => Reader<A, C>) => (
+export const chain = <A, B, C>(bToReaderAC: (b: B) => Reader<A, C>) => (
   reader: Reader<A, B>,
 ): Reader<A, C> => (a: A) => bToReaderAC(reader(a))(a)
diff --git a/src/monads/__tests__/Reader.spec.ts b/src/monads/__tests__/Reader.spec.ts
index e5d16d6..a4012df 100644
--- a/src/monads/__tests__/Reader.spec.ts
+++ b/src/monads/__tests__/Reader.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Reader, map, flatMap, contramap } from "../Reader"
+import { Reader, map, chain, contramap } from "../Reader"
 import { pipe, pluck } from "../../core"
 
 type DB = string
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ describe("Reader", () => {
     ).toEqual({ id: "123", name: "Thomas", db: "other" })
   })
 
-  test("flatMap", () => {
-    const getAndSaveUser = pipe(getUser, flatMap(saveUser))
+  test("chain", () => {
+    const getAndSaveUser = pipe(getUser, chain(saveUser))
     expect(getAndSaveUser("123")(DB)).toEqual({
       id: "123",
       name: "Thomas",