diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/acrn.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/acrn.go
index d41fc41e33..855dbe532a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/acrn.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/acrn.go
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ func (a *Acrn) GetVMConsole(ctx context.Context, id string) (string, string, err
 	return consoleProtoUnix, consoleURL, nil
 }
 
-func (a *Acrn) saveSandbox() error {
+func (a *Acrn) SaveVM() error {
 	a.Logger().Info("Save sandbox")
 
 	// Not supported. return success
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
index d5401c3f35..77d1960f1f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/clh.go
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ func (clh *cloudHypervisor) PauseVM(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (clh *cloudHypervisor) saveSandbox() error {
+func (clh *cloudHypervisor) SaveVM() error {
 	clh.Logger().WithField("function", "saveSandboxC").Info("Save Sandbox")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/fc.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/fc.go
index 86d628b28d..663d78f59d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/fc.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/fc.go
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ func (fc *firecracker) PauseVM(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (fc *firecracker) saveSandbox() error {
+func (fc *firecracker) SaveVM() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
index 70387a385b..88c711db7e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/hypervisor.go
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ type hypervisor interface {
 	// just perform cleanup.
 	stopSandbox(ctx context.Context, waitOnly bool) error
 	PauseVM(ctx context.Context) error
-	saveSandbox() error
+	SaveVM() error
 	resumeSandbox(ctx context.Context) error
 	AddDevice(ctx context.Context, devInfo interface{}, devType DeviceType) error
 	HotplugAddDevice(ctx context.Context, devInfo interface{}, devType DeviceType) (interface{}, error)
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor.go
index e9f3144a97..aecf275d48 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (m *mockHypervisor) resumeSandbox(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *mockHypervisor) saveSandbox() error {
+func (m *mockHypervisor) SaveVM() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor_test.go
index 9f0113b85d..dbdbbdf5f0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_hypervisor_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestMockHypervisorGetSandboxConsole(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMockHypervisorSaveSandbox(t *testing.T) {
 	var m *mockHypervisor
 
-	assert.NoError(t, m.saveSandbox())
+	assert.NoError(t, m.SaveVM())
 }
 
 func TestMockHypervisorDisconnect(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
index ec4b113e3e..1a151c3327 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu.go
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ func (q *qemu) GetVMConsole(ctx context.Context, id string) (string, string, err
 	return consoleProtoUnix, consoleURL, nil
 }
 
-func (q *qemu) saveSandbox() error {
+func (q *qemu) SaveVM() error {
 	q.Logger().Info("Save sandbox")
 
 	if err := q.qmpSetup(); err != nil {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vm.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vm.go
index 2455711ac9..ad1a7cd6d4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vm.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/vm.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (v *VM) Pause(ctx context.Context) error {
 // Save saves a VM to persistent disk.
 func (v *VM) Save() error {
 	v.logger().Info("Save vm")
-	return v.hypervisor.saveSandbox()
+	return v.hypervisor.SaveVM()
 }
 
 // Resume resumes a paused VM.