diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_cat.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_cat.go
index 6f22670ea..17e616994 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_cat.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_cat.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (cmd CmdCat) Execute(args []string) error {
 		fmt.Println(string(buf))
 		return nil
 	case "index":
-		buf, err := repo.Load(backend.Index, id)
+		buf, err := repo.LoadAndDecrypt(backend.Index, id)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/repository/repository.go b/repository/repository.go
index 616295f2c..23d7afa3f 100644
--- a/repository/repository.go
+++ b/repository/repository.go
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ func (r *Repository) PrefixLength(t backend.Type) (int, error) {
 	return backend.PrefixLength(r.be, t)
 }
 
-// Load tries to load and decrypt content identified by t and id from the
+// LoadAndDecrypt loads and decrypts data identified by t and id from the
 // backend.
-func (r *Repository) Load(t backend.Type, id backend.ID) ([]byte, error) {
+func (r *Repository) LoadAndDecrypt(t backend.Type, id backend.ID) ([]byte, error) {
 	debug.Log("Repo.Load", "load %v with id %v", t, id.Str())
 
 	// load blob from pack