diff --git a/packages/notebook/src/browser/view-model/notebook-model.ts b/packages/notebook/src/browser/view-model/notebook-model.ts
index fb2470e371d7d..fe44f00fd1a08 100644
--- a/packages/notebook/src/browser/view-model/notebook-model.ts
+++ b/packages/notebook/src/browser/view-model/notebook-model.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class NotebookModel implements Saveable, Disposable {
             throw new Error('could not read notebook snapshot');
         }
         const data = JSON.parse(rawData) as NotebookData;
-        this.reset(data);
+        this.setData(data);
     }
 
     async revert(options?: Saveable.RevertOptions): Promise<void> {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export class NotebookModel implements Saveable, Disposable {
         }
     }
 
-    reset(data: NotebookData): void {
+    setData(data: NotebookData): void {
         // Replace all cells in the model
         this.replaceCells(0, this.cells.length, data.cells, false);
         this.metadata = data.metadata;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/notebooks/notebook-documents-main.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/notebooks/notebook-documents-main.ts
index c117ebc2d5eaf..e17840b778e5d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/notebooks/notebook-documents-main.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/main/browser/notebooks/notebook-documents-main.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class NotebookDocumentsMainImpl implements NotebookDocumentsMain {
         // apply content changes... slightly HACKY -> this triggers a change event
         if (options.content) {
             const data = NotebookDto.fromNotebookDataDto(options.content);
-            ref.reset(data);
+            ref.setData(data);
         }
         return ref.uri.toComponents();
     }