diff --git a/media.py b/media.py
index ebdc20cfb..ff31f3a9d 100644
--- a/media.py
+++ b/media.py
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ def getAttachmentMediaType(filename: str) -> str:
             return 'audio'
     return mediaType
 
-def attachImage(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,domain: str,port: int, \
+def attachMedia(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,domain: str,port: int, \
                 postJson: {},imageFilename: str, \
                 mediaType: str,description: str, \
                 useBlurhash: bool) -> {}:
-    """Attaches an image to a json object post
+    """Attaches media to a json object post
     The description can be None
     Blurhash is optional, since low power systems may take a long time to calculate it
     """
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index be90b441a..47f3d073d 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ def createPostBase(baseDir: str,nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, \
         }
         if attachImageFilename:
             newPost['object']= \
-                attachImage(baseDir,httpPrefix,domain,port, \
+                attachMedia(baseDir,httpPrefix,domain,port, \
                             newPost['object'],attachImageFilename, \
                             mediaType,imageDescription,useBlurhash)            
     else:
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ def createPostBase(baseDir: str,nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, \
         }
         if attachImageFilename:
             newPost= \
-                attachImage(baseDir,httpPrefix,domain,port, \
+                attachMedia(baseDir,httpPrefix,domain,port, \
                             newPost,attachImageFilename, \
                             mediaType,imageDescription,useBlurhash)            
     if ccUrl: