diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/traits.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/traits.rs
index d786b13f..5b245616 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/traits.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/traits.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ use device::DeviceOwned;
 use device::Queue;
 use image::ImageAccess;
 use instance::QueueFamily;
+use sync::now;
 use sync::AccessFlagBits;
-use sync::DummyFuture;
+use sync::NowFuture;
 use sync::GpuFuture;
 use sync::PipelineStages;
 use SafeDeref;
@@ -63,17 +64,17 @@ pub unsafe trait CommandBuffer: DeviceOwned {
     /// > **Note**: In the future this function may return `-> impl GpuFuture` instead of a
     /// > concrete type.
     ///
-    /// > **Note**: This is just a shortcut for `execute_after`.
+    /// > **Note**: This is just a shortcut for `execute_after(vulkano::sync::now(), queue)`.
     ///
     /// # Panic
     ///
     /// Panics if the device of the command buffer is not the same as the device of the future.
     #[inline]
-    fn execute(self, queue: Arc<Queue>) -> CommandBufferExecFuture<DummyFuture, Self>
+    fn execute(self, queue: Arc<Queue>) -> CommandBufferExecFuture<NowFuture, Self>
         where Self: Sized + 'static
     {
         let device = queue.device().clone();
-        self.execute_after(DummyFuture::new(device), queue)
+        self.execute_after(now(device), queue)
     }
 
     /// Executes the command buffer after an existing future.
diff --git a/vulkano/src/sync/future/mod.rs b/vulkano/src/sync/future/mod.rs
index e209138f..2742cf5e 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/sync/future/mod.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/sync/future/mod.rs
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ use swapchain::PresentFuture;
 use sync::AccessFlagBits;
 use sync::PipelineStages;
 
-pub use self::dummy::DummyFuture;
+pub use self::now::{now, NowFuture};
 pub use self::fence_signal::FenceSignalFuture;
 pub use self::join::JoinFuture;
 pub use self::semaphore_signal::SemaphoreSignalFuture;
 
-mod dummy;
+mod now;
 mod fence_signal;
 mod join;
 mod semaphore_signal;
diff --git a/vulkano/src/sync/future/dummy.rs b/vulkano/src/sync/future/now.rs
similarity index 85%
rename from vulkano/src/sync/future/dummy.rs
rename to vulkano/src/sync/future/now.rs
index 1342034b..472822a6 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/sync/future/dummy.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/sync/future/now.rs
@@ -20,23 +20,20 @@ use sync::AccessFlagBits;
 use sync::GpuFuture;
 use sync::PipelineStages;
 
-/// A dummy future that represents "now".
-#[must_use]
-pub struct DummyFuture {
-    device: Arc<Device>,
-}
-
-impl DummyFuture {
-    /// Builds a new dummy future.
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn new(device: Arc<Device>) -> DummyFuture {
-        DummyFuture {
-            device: device,
-        }
+/// Builds a future that represents "now".
+#[inline]
+pub fn now(device: Arc<Device>) -> NowFuture {
+    NowFuture {
+        device: device,
     }
 }
 
-unsafe impl GpuFuture for DummyFuture {
+/// A dummy future that represents "now".
+pub struct NowFuture {
+    device: Arc<Device>,
+}
+
+unsafe impl GpuFuture for NowFuture {
     #[inline]
     fn cleanup_finished(&mut self) {
     }
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ unsafe impl GpuFuture for DummyFuture {
     }
 }
 
-unsafe impl DeviceOwned for DummyFuture {
+unsafe impl DeviceOwned for NowFuture {
     #[inline]
     fn device(&self) -> &Arc<Device> {
         &self.device
diff --git a/vulkano/src/sync/mod.rs b/vulkano/src/sync/mod.rs
index 8fadff68..901b108a 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/sync/mod.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ use device::Queue;
 pub use self::event::Event;
 pub use self::fence::Fence;
 pub use self::fence::FenceWaitError;
-pub use self::future::DummyFuture;
+pub use self::future::now;
+pub use self::future::NowFuture;
 pub use self::future::GpuFuture;
 pub use self::future::SemaphoreSignalFuture;
 pub use self::future::FenceSignalFuture;