diff --git a/laborious/activities/activities.py b/laborious/activities/activities.py
index 9a03f54..df78a08 100644
--- a/laborious/activities/activities.py
+++ b/laborious/activities/activities.py
@@ -164,6 +164,6 @@ class Activities(Storage, MLFlow, Gates, OPC, ModelMetrics, API):
         Storage.close(self)
         MLFlow.close(self)
         Gates.close(self)
-        await OPC.close(self)
+        await OPC.aclose(self)
         ModelMetrics.close(self)
         API.close(self)
diff --git a/laborious/activities/opc.py b/laborious/activities/opc.py
index be5a941..04ed18e 100644
--- a/laborious/activities/opc.py
+++ b/laborious/activities/opc.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class OPC(SientiaMonitoring):
 
         return data.to_dict()
 
-    async def close(self):
+    async def aclose(self):
         """
         Gracefully shutdown all OPC server connections and cleanup resources.
 
diff --git a/tests/laborious/activities/test_opc.py b/tests/laborious/activities/test_opc.py
index c2d37dd..6a36f8a 100644
--- a/tests/laborious/activities/test_opc.py
+++ b/tests/laborious/activities/test_opc.py
@@ -734,5 +734,5 @@ async def test_validate_server(opc):
 @mark.asyncio
 async def test_close(opc):
     opc.opc_repository['server1'].disconnect = AsyncMock(return_value=True)
-    await opc.close()
+    await opc.aclose()
     opc.opc_repository['server1'].disconnect.assert_called_once()