diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a16fa7103..cc1c7d719 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func (cfg *ConsensusConfig) WaitForTxs() bool {
 }
 
 // EmptyBlocks returns the amount of time to wait before proposing an empty block or starting the propose timer if there are no txs available
-func (cfg *ConsensusConfig) EmptyBlocks() time.Duration {
+func (cfg *ConsensusConfig) EmptyBlocksInterval() time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(cfg.CreateEmptyBlocksInterval) * time.Second
 }
 
diff --git a/consensus/state.go b/consensus/state.go
index 0a763f914..48c91d273 100644
--- a/consensus/state.go
+++ b/consensus/state.go
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) enterNewRound(height int, round int) {
 	waitForTxs := cs.config.WaitForTxs() && round == 0 && !cs.needProofBlock(height)
 	if waitForTxs {
 		if cs.config.CreateEmptyBlocksInterval > 0 {
-			cs.scheduleTimeout(cs.config.EmptyBlocks(), height, round, RoundStepNewRound)
+			cs.scheduleTimeout(cs.config.EmptyBlocksInterval(), height, round, RoundStepNewRound)
 		}
 		go cs.proposalHeartbeat(height, round)
 	} else {