diff --git a/rosplane/include/param_manager.hpp b/rosplane/include/param_manager.hpp
index 27d4279..de70e11 100644
--- a/rosplane/include/param_manager.hpp
+++ b/rosplane/include/param_manager.hpp
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ class param_manager
    * This function sets a previously declared parameter to a new value in both the parameter object
    * and the ROS system.
    */
-  void set_parameter(std::string param_name, double value);
-  void set_parameter(std::string param_name, bool value);
+  void set_double(std::string param_name, double value);
+  void set_bool(std::string param_name, bool value);
   void set_int(std::string param_name, int64_t value);
-  void set_parameter(std::string param_name, std::string value);
+  void set_string(std::string param_name, std::string value);
   
   /**
    * This function should be called in the parametersCallback function in a containing ROS node.
diff --git a/rosplane/src/param_manager.cpp b/rosplane/src/param_manager.cpp
index 2b7ac29..2001b6b 100644
--- a/rosplane/src/param_manager.cpp
+++ b/rosplane/src/param_manager.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void param_manager::declare_string(std::string param_name, std::string value)
   container_node_->declare_parameter(param_name, value);
 }
 
-void param_manager::set_parameter(std::string param_name, double value)
+void param_manager::set_double(std::string param_name, double value)
 {
   // Check that the parameter is in the parameter struct
   if (params_.find(param_name) == params_.end())
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void param_manager::set_parameter(std::string param_name, double value)
   container_node_->set_parameter(rclcpp::Parameter(param_name, value));
 }
 
-void param_manager::set_parameter(std::string param_name, bool value)
+void param_manager::set_bool(std::string param_name, bool value)
 {
   // Check that the parameter is in the parameter struct
   if (params_.find(param_name) == params_.end())
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void param_manager::set_int(std::string param_name, int64_t value)
   container_node_->set_parameter(rclcpp::Parameter(param_name, value));
 }
 
-void param_manager::set_parameter(std::string param_name, std::string value)
+void param_manager::set_string(std::string param_name, std::string value)
 {
   // Check that the parameter is in the parameter struct
   if (params_.find(param_name) == params_.end())