diff --git a/erpnext/__init__.py b/erpnext/__init__.py
index 1558bcd483..206399c276 100644
--- a/erpnext/__init__.py
+++ b/erpnext/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,13 @@ def get_region(company=None):
 	else:
 		return frappe.get_system_settings('country')
 
-def regional(fn):
+def allow_regional(fn):
+	'''Decorator to make a function regionally overridable
+
+	Example:
+	@erpnext.allow_regional
+	def myfunction():
+	  pass'''
 	def caller(*args, **kwargs):
 		region = get_region()
 		fn_name = inspect.getmodule(fn).__name__ + '.' + fn.__name__
diff --git a/erpnext/tests/test_regional.py b/erpnext/tests/test_regional.py
index d2c96201a9..5d9628f64e 100644
--- a/erpnext/tests/test_regional.py
+++ b/erpnext/tests/test_regional.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import unittest, frappe, erpnext
 
-@erpnext.regional
+@erpnext.allow_regional
 def test_method():
 	return 'original'