diff --git a/cognee/infrastructure/databases/cache/cache_db_interface.py b/cognee/infrastructure/databases/cache/cache_db_interface.py
index 57e9a2ecd..ae8f22f35 100644
--- a/cognee/infrastructure/databases/cache/cache_db_interface.py
+++ b/cognee/infrastructure/databases/cache/cache_db_interface.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CacheDBInterface(ABC):
         self.lock = None
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def acquire(self):
+    def acquire_lock(self):
         """
         Acquire a lock on the given key.
         Must be implemented by subclasses.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class CacheDBInterface(ABC):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def release(self):
+    def release_lock(self):
         """
         Release the lock if it is held.
         Must be implemented by subclasses.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class CacheDBInterface(ABC):
         pass
 
     @contextmanager
-    def hold(self):
+    def hold_lock(self):
         """
         Context manager for safely acquiring and releasing the lock.
         """
diff --git a/cognee/infrastructure/databases/cache/redis/RedisAdapter.py b/cognee/infrastructure/databases/cache/redis/RedisAdapter.py
index 3d656ac90..99c8ebdd9 100644
--- a/cognee/infrastructure/databases/cache/redis/RedisAdapter.py
+++ b/cognee/infrastructure/databases/cache/redis/RedisAdapter.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class RedisAdapter(CacheDBInterface):
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.blocking_timeout = blocking_timeout
 
-    def acquire(self):
+    def acquire_lock(self):
         """
         Acquire the Redis lock manually. Raises if acquisition fails. (Sync because of Kuzu)
         """
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class RedisAdapter(CacheDBInterface):
 
         return self.lock
 
-    def release(self):
+    def release_lock(self):
         """
         Release the Redis lock manually, if held. (Sync because of Kuzu)
         """
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class RedisAdapter(CacheDBInterface):
                 pass
 
     @contextmanager
-    def hold(self):
+    def hold_lock(self):
         """
         Context manager for acquiring and releasing the Redis lock automatically. (Sync because of Kuzu)
         """
diff --git a/cognee/infrastructure/databases/graph/kuzu/adapter.py b/cognee/infrastructure/databases/graph/kuzu/adapter.py
index ae9556b63..3f0fb0c57 100644
--- a/cognee/infrastructure/databases/graph/kuzu/adapter.py
+++ b/cognee/infrastructure/databases/graph/kuzu/adapter.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class KuzuAdapter(GraphDBInterface):
             lock_acquired = False
             try:
                 if cache_config.shared_kuzu_lock:
-                    self.redis_lock.acquire()
+                    self.redis_lock.acquire_lock()
                     lock_acquired = True
                 if not self.connection:
                     logger.info("Reconnecting to Kuzu database...")
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class KuzuAdapter(GraphDBInterface):
                     try:
                         self.close()
                     finally:
-                        self.redis_lock.release()
+                        self.redis_lock.release_lock()
 
         if cache_config.shared_kuzu_lock:
             async with self._connection_change_lock: