diff --git a/packages/codegen/README.md b/packages/codegen/README.md
index fe167e66..a5f1cc57 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/README.md
+++ b/packages/codegen/README.md
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@
 
   * Edit the custom hook function `handleEvent` (triggered on an event) in `src/hooks.ts` to perform corresponding indexing using the `Indexer` object.
 
-  * Edit the custom hook function `handleBlock` (triggered on a block) in `src/hooks.ts` to save `IPLDBlock`s using the `Indexer` object.
+  * Edit the custom hook function `postBlockHook` (triggered on a block) in `src/hooks.ts` to save `IPLDBlock`s using the `Indexer` object.
 
-  * Edit the custom hook function `genesisHook` (triggered on watch-contract) in `src/hooks.ts` to save a genesis checkpoint `IPLDBlock` using the `Indexer` object.
+  * Edit the custom hook function `initialCheckpointHook` (triggered on watch-contract) in `src/hooks.ts` to save an initial checkpoint `IPLDBlock` using the `Indexer` object.
 
   * The existing example hooks in `src/hooks.ts` are for an `ERC20` contract.
 
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/data/entities/HooksStatus.yaml b/packages/codegen/src/data/entities/HookStatus.yaml
similarity index 90%
rename from packages/codegen/src/data/entities/HooksStatus.yaml
rename to packages/codegen/src/data/entities/HookStatus.yaml
index 1e7461ec..222e7145 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/data/entities/HooksStatus.yaml
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/data/entities/HookStatus.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-className: HooksStatus
+className: HookStatus
 indexOn: []
 columns:
   - name: latestProcessedBlockNumber
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/database.ts b/packages/codegen/src/database.ts
index a416dc83..e0c291d4 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/database.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/database.ts
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@ export class Database {
     // eth_call mode: Capitalize first letter of entity name (balanceOf -> BalanceOf, getBalanceOf, saveBalanceOf).
     // storage mode: Capiltalize second letter of entity name (_balances -> _Balances, _getBalances, _saveBalances).
     if (name.charAt(0) === '_') {
-      queryObject.entityName = `_${name.charAt(1).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(2)}`;
-      queryObject.getQueryName = `_get${name.charAt(1).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(2)}`;
-      queryObject.saveQueryName = `_save${name.charAt(1).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(2)}`;
+      const capitalizedName = `${name.charAt(1).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(2)}`;
+      queryObject.entityName = `_${capitalizedName}`;
+      queryObject.getQueryName = `_get${capitalizedName}`;
+      queryObject.saveQueryName = `_save${capitalizedName}`;
     } else {
-      queryObject.entityName = `${name.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(1)}`;
-      queryObject.getQueryName = `get${name.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(1)}`;
-      queryObject.saveQueryName = `save${name.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(1)}`;
+      const capitalizedName = `${name.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(1)}`;
+      queryObject.entityName = capitalizedName;
+      queryObject.getQueryName = `get${capitalizedName}`;
+      queryObject.saveQueryName = `save${capitalizedName}`;
     }
 
     queryObject.params = queryObject.params.map((param) => {
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/entity.ts b/packages/codegen/src/entity.ts
index 5942e55c..d2f60e53 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/entity.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/entity.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class Entity {
     this._addContractEntity();
     this._addBlockProgressEntity();
     this._addIPLDBlockEntity();
-    this._addHooksStatusEntity();
+    this._addHookStatusEntity();
 
     const template = Handlebars.compile(this._templateString);
     this._entities.forEach(entityObj => {
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ export class Entity {
     this._entities.push(entity);
   }
 
-  _addHooksStatusEntity (): void {
-    const entity = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, TABLES_DIR, 'HooksStatus.yaml'), 'utf8'));
+  _addHookStatusEntity (): void {
+    const entity = yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, TABLES_DIR, 'HookStatus.yaml'), 'utf8'));
     this._entities.push(entity);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/indexer.ts b/packages/codegen/src/indexer.ts
index 58a2f83d..329ad66a 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/indexer.ts
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/indexer.ts
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ export class Indexer {
     };
 
     if (name.charAt(0) === '_') {
-      queryObject.getQueryName = `_get${name.charAt(1).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(2)}`;
-      queryObject.saveQueryName = `_save${name.charAt(1).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(2)}`;
+      const capitalizedName = `${name.charAt(1).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(2)}`;
+      queryObject.getQueryName = `_get${capitalizedName}`;
+      queryObject.saveQueryName = `_save${capitalizedName}`;
     } else {
-      queryObject.getQueryName = `get${name.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(1)}`;
-      queryObject.saveQueryName = `save${name.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(1)}`;
+      const capitalizedName = `${name.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${name.slice(1)}`;
+      queryObject.getQueryName = `get${capitalizedName}`;
+      queryObject.saveQueryName = `save${capitalizedName}`;
     }
 
     queryObject.params = queryObject.params.map((param) => {
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/templates/database-template.handlebars b/packages/codegen/src/templates/database-template.handlebars
index fbaccdfd..ea0781e8 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/templates/database-template.handlebars
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/templates/database-template.handlebars
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { Database as BaseDatabase, MAX_REORG_DEPTH } from '@vulcanize/util';
 import { Contract } from './entity/Contract';
 import { Event } from './entity/Event';
 import { SyncStatus } from './entity/SyncStatus';
-import { HooksStatus } from './entity/HooksStatus';
+import { HookStatus } from './entity/HookStatus';
 import { BlockProgress } from './entity/BlockProgress';
 import { IPLDBlock } from './entity/IPLDBlock';
 
@@ -240,14 +240,14 @@ export class Database {
     return repo.save(ipldBlock);
   }
 
-  async getHooksStatus (queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<HooksStatus | undefined> {
-    const repo = queryRunner.manager.getRepository(HooksStatus);
+  async getHookStatus (queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<HookStatus | undefined> {
+    const repo = queryRunner.manager.getRepository(HookStatus);
 
     return repo.findOne();
   }
 
-  async updateHooksStatusProcessedBlock (queryRunner: QueryRunner, blockNumber: number): Promise<HooksStatus> {
-    const repo = queryRunner.manager.getRepository(HooksStatus);
+  async updateHookStatusProcessedBlock (queryRunner: QueryRunner, blockNumber: number): Promise<HookStatus> {
+    const repo = queryRunner.manager.getRepository(HookStatus);
     let entity = await repo.findOne();
 
     if (!entity) {
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/templates/events-template.handlebars b/packages/codegen/src/templates/events-template.handlebars
index 3dd8f445..95c5b5ed 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/templates/events-template.handlebars
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/templates/events-template.handlebars
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class EventWatcher {
     this._jobQueue.onComplete(QUEUE_HOOKS, async (job) => {
       const { data: { request: { data: { blockHash, blockNumber } } } } = job;
 
-      await this._indexer.updateHooksStatusProcessedBlock(blockNumber);
+      await this._indexer.updateHookStatusProcessedBlock(blockNumber);
 
       // Push checkpointing job only after post-block hook job is marked complete and checkpointing is on.
       if (this._indexer._serverConfig.checkpointing) {
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/templates/hooks-template.handlebars b/packages/codegen/src/templates/hooks-template.handlebars
index aad06dda..132f8e34 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/templates/hooks-template.handlebars
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/templates/hooks-template.handlebars
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ const ACCOUNTS = [
 ];
 
 /**
- * Genesis hook function.
+ * Initial checkpoint hook function.
  * @param indexer Indexer instance.
  * @param block Concerned block.
  * @param contractAddress Address of the concerned contract.
  */
-export async function genesisHook (indexer: Indexer, block: BlockProgress, contractAddress: string): Promise<void> {
-  // Store the genesis state values in an IPLDBlock.
+export async function initialCheckpointHook (indexer: Indexer, block: BlockProgress, contractAddress: string): Promise<void> {
+  // Store the initial state values in an IPLDBlock.
   const ipldBlockData: any = {};
 
   // Setting the initial balances of accounts.
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ export async function handleEvent (indexer: Indexer, eventData: ResultEvent): Pr
       // Therefore, trigger indexing for both sender and receiver.
 
       // Get event fields from eventData.
-      // const { from, to } = eventData.event;
+      const { from, to } = eventData.event;
 
       // Update balance entry for sender in the database.
-      // await indexer.balanceOf(eventData.block.hash, eventData.contract, from);
+      await indexer.balanceOf(eventData.block.hash, eventData.contract, from);
 
       // Update balance entry for receiver in the database.
-      // await indexer.balanceOf(eventData.block.hash, eventData.contract, to);
+      await indexer.balanceOf(eventData.block.hash, eventData.contract, to);
 
       break;
     }
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ export async function handleEvent (indexer: Indexer, eventData: ResultEvent): Pr
       // On an approval, allowance for (owner, spender) combination changes.
 
       // Get event fields from eventData.
-      // const { owner, spender } = eventData.event;
+      const { owner, spender } = eventData.event;
 
       // Update allowance entry for (owner, spender) combination in the database.
-      // await indexer.allowance(eventData.block.hash, eventData.contract, owner, spender);
+      await indexer.allowance(eventData.block.hash, eventData.contract, owner, spender);
 
       break;
     }
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/templates/indexer-template.handlebars b/packages/codegen/src/templates/indexer-template.handlebars
index 21c266c5..059825d0 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/templates/indexer-template.handlebars
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/templates/indexer-template.handlebars
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ import { Database } from './database';
 import { Contract } from './entity/Contract';
 import { Event } from './entity/Event';
 import { SyncStatus } from './entity/SyncStatus';
-import { HooksStatus } from './entity/HooksStatus';
+import { HookStatus } from './entity/HookStatus';
 import { BlockProgress } from './entity/BlockProgress';
 import { IPLDBlock } from './entity/IPLDBlock';
 import artifacts from './artifacts/{{inputFileName}}.json';
-import { genesisHook, handleEvent, postBlockHook } from './hooks';
+import { initialCheckpointHook, handleEvent, postBlockHook } from './hooks';
 
 const log = debug('vulcanize:indexer');
 
@@ -453,18 +453,18 @@ export class Indexer {
     const currentBlock = await this._db.getLatestBlockProgress();
     assert(currentBlock);
 
-    // Call custom genesis hook.
-    await genesisHook(this, currentBlock, address);
+    // Call custom initial checkpoint hook.
+    await initialCheckpointHook(this, currentBlock, address);
 
     return true;
   }
 
-  async getHooksStatus (): Promise<HooksStatus | undefined> {
+  async getHookStatus (): Promise<HookStatus | undefined> {
     const dbTx = await this._db.createTransactionRunner();
     let res;
 
     try {
-      res = await this._db.getHooksStatus(dbTx);
+      res = await this._db.getHookStatus(dbTx);
       await dbTx.commitTransaction();
     } catch (error) {
       await dbTx.rollbackTransaction();
@@ -476,12 +476,12 @@ export class Indexer {
     return res;
   }
 
-  async updateHooksStatusProcessedBlock (blockNumber: number): Promise<HooksStatus> {
+  async updateHookStatusProcessedBlock (blockNumber: number): Promise<HookStatus> {
     const dbTx = await this._db.createTransactionRunner();
     let res;
 
     try {
-      res = await this._db.updateHooksStatusProcessedBlock(dbTx, blockNumber);
+      res = await this._db.updateHookStatusProcessedBlock(dbTx, blockNumber);
       await dbTx.commitTransaction();
     } catch (error) {
       await dbTx.rollbackTransaction();
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/templates/job-runner-template.handlebars b/packages/codegen/src/templates/job-runner-template.handlebars
index 3aeb34d4..fb1a9c2f 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/templates/job-runner-template.handlebars
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/templates/job-runner-template.handlebars
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ export class JobRunner {
     await this._jobQueue.subscribe(QUEUE_HOOKS, async (job) => {
       const { data: { blockNumber } } = job;
 
-      const hooksStatus = await this._indexer.getHooksStatus();
+      const hookStatus = await this._indexer.getHookStatus();
 
-      if (hooksStatus && hooksStatus.latestProcessedBlockNumber !== blockNumber - 1) {
+      if (hookStatus && hookStatus.latestProcessedBlockNumber !== blockNumber - 1) {
         const message = `Hooks for blockNumber ${blockNumber - 1} not processed yet, aborting`;
         log(message);
 
diff --git a/packages/codegen/src/templates/readme-template.handlebars b/packages/codegen/src/templates/readme-template.handlebars
index 2880faff..6b214eb6 100644
--- a/packages/codegen/src/templates/readme-template.handlebars
+++ b/packages/codegen/src/templates/readme-template.handlebars
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 
   * Edit the custom hook function `handleEvent` (triggered on an event) in [hooks.ts](./src/hooks.ts) to perform corresponding indexing using the `Indexer` object.
 
-  * Edit the custom hook function `handleBlock` (triggered on a block) in [hooks.ts](./src/hooks.ts) to save `IPLDBlock`s using the `Indexer` object.
+  * Edit the custom hook function `postBlockHook` (triggered on a block) in [hooks.ts](./src/hooks.ts) to save `IPLDBlock`s using the `Indexer` object.
 
-  * Edit the custom hook function `genesisHook` (triggered on watch-contract) in [hooks.ts](./src/hooks.ts) to save a genesis checkpoint `IPLDBlock` using the `Indexer` object.
+  * Edit the custom hook function `initialCheckpointHook` (triggered on watch-contract) in [hooks.ts](./src/hooks.ts) to save an initial checkpoint `IPLDBlock` using the `Indexer` object.
 
   * The existing example hooks in [hooks.ts](./src/hooks.ts) are for an `ERC20` contract.