diff --git a/src/observability.rs b/src/observability.rs
index e1e681ef..5e9f2d2d 100644
--- a/src/observability.rs
+++ b/src/observability.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub(crate) enum FoundIn {
 
 impl FoundIn {
     /// Returns a stringified representation of the current value
-    fn value(&self) -> &'static str {
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
             FoundIn::Cache => "hit",
             FoundIn::Database => "miss-database",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl FoundIn {
     /// Record the current value to the current [`tracing::Span`]
     // TODO: use tracing::Value instead if it ever becomes accessible
     pub(crate) fn record(&self, field: &str) {
-        tracing::Span::current().record(field, self.value());
+        tracing::Span::current().record(field, self.as_str());
     }
 }