diff --git a/service.cpp b/service.cpp
index 26cb56f68..8e3fab849 100644
--- a/service.cpp
+++ b/service.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ QString Service::destination() const
     return d->destination;
 }
 
-QStringList Service::operationList() const
+QStringList Service::operationNames() const
 {
     if (!d->config) {
         return QStringList();
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ QStringList Service::operationList() const
     return d->config->config()->groupList();
 }
 
-KConfigGroup Service::operationParameters(const QString &operation)
+KConfigGroup Service::operationDescription(const QString &operationName)
 {
     if (!d->config) {
         return KConfigGroup();
     }
 
-    KConfigGroup params(d->config->config(), operation);
+    KConfigGroup params(d->config->config(), operationName);
     return params;
 }
 
-ServiceJob* Service::startOperation(const KConfigGroup &parameters)
+ServiceJob* Service::startOperationCall(const KConfigGroup &description)
 {
     // TODO: nested groups?
     if (!d->config) {
@@ -118,16 +118,17 @@ ServiceJob* Service::startOperation(const KConfigGroup &parameters)
 
     d->config->writeConfig();
     QMap<QString, QVariant> params;
-    QString op = parameters.name();
-    foreach (const QString &key, parameters.keyList()) {
+    QString op = description.name();
+    foreach (const QString &key, description.keyList()) {
         KConfigSkeletonItem *item = d->config->findItem(op, key);
         if (item) {
             params.insert(key, item->property());
         }
     }
 
-    ServiceJob *job = createJob(parameters.name(), params);
+    ServiceJob *job = createJob(description.name(), params);
     connect(job, SIGNAL(finished(KJob*)), this, SLOT(jobFinished(KJob*)));
+    job->start();
     return job;
 }
 
diff --git a/service.h b/service.h
index 52df46227..a39037f84 100644
--- a/service.h
+++ b/service.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * @return the possible operations for this profile
      */
-    QStringList operationList() const;
+    QStringList operationNames() const;
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the parameters for a given operation
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
      * @param operation the operation to retrieve parameters for
      * @return KConfigGroup containing the parameters
      */
-    KConfigGroup operationParameters(const QString &operation);
+    KConfigGroup operationDescription(const QString &operationName);
 
     /**
      * Called to create a ServiceJob which is associated with a given
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
      * @return a started ServiceJob; the consumer may connect to relevant
      *         signals before returning to the event loop
      */
-    ServiceJob* startOperation(const KConfigGroup &parameters);
+    ServiceJob* startOperationCall(const KConfigGroup &description);
 
     /**
      * The name of this service