diff --git a/tdp/core/dag.py b/tdp/core/dag.py
index 84584a00..2398cee6 100644
--- a/tdp/core/dag.py
+++ b/tdp/core/dag.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def graph(self) -> nx.DiGraph:
         """DAG graph."""
         return self._graph
 
-    def node_to_operation(
+    def _node_to_operation(
         self, node: str, restart: bool = False, stop: bool = False
     ) -> Operation:
         # ? Restart operations are now stored in collections.operations they can be
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def topological_sort(
         """
         return list(
             map(
-                lambda node: self.node_to_operation(node, restart=restart, stop=stop),
+                lambda node: self._node_to_operation(node, restart=restart, stop=stop),
                 self.topological_sort_key(nodes),
             )
         )
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def get_operation_descendants(
         nodes_filtered = filter(lambda node: node not in nodes, nodes_set)
         return list(
             map(
-                lambda node: self.node_to_operation(node, restart=restart, stop=stop),
+                lambda node: self._node_to_operation(node, restart=restart, stop=stop),
                 nodes_filtered,
             )
         )