diff --git a/dist/ObservableCollection.d.ts b/dist/ObservableCollection.d.ts
index 32074acf..1d3f0133 100644
--- a/dist/ObservableCollection.d.ts
+++ b/dist/ObservableCollection.d.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export declare module MongoObservable {
         fetch?: string[];
         transform?: Function;
     }
-    function create<T>(collection: Mongo.Collection<T>): Collection<T>;
+    function fromExisting<T>(collection: Mongo.Collection<T>): Collection<T>;
     class Collection<T> {
         private _collection;
         constructor(nameOrExisting: string | Mongo.Collection<T>, options?: ConstructorOptions);
diff --git a/dist/ObservableCollection.js b/dist/ObservableCollection.js
index 1af26079..faf32d62 100644
--- a/dist/ObservableCollection.js
+++ b/dist/ObservableCollection.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ var ObservableCursor_1 = require('./ObservableCursor');
 var MongoObservable;
 (function (MongoObservable) {
     'use strict';
-    function create(collection) {
+    function fromExisting(collection) {
         return new MongoObservable.Collection(collection);
     }
-    MongoObservable.create = create;
+    MongoObservable.fromExisting = fromExisting;
     var Collection = (function () {
         function Collection(nameOrExisting, options) {
             if (typeof nameOrExisting === 'string') {
diff --git a/src/ObservableCollection.ts b/src/ObservableCollection.ts
index de22abba..6991a981 100644
--- a/src/ObservableCollection.ts
+++ b/src/ObservableCollection.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export module MongoObservable {
     transform ? : Function;
   }
 
-  export function create<T>(collection: Mongo.Collection<T>) {
+  export function fromExisting<T>(collection: Mongo.Collection<T>) {
     return new MongoObservable.Collection(collection);
   }