diff --git a/metagpt/startup.py b/metagpt/startup.py
index 5a3e482a4..59e0cb199 100644
--- a/metagpt/startup.py
+++ b/metagpt/startup.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def startup(
         if not stg_path.exists() or not str(stg_path).endswith("team"):
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"{recover_path} not exists or not endswith `team`")
 
-        company = Team.recover(stg_path=stg_path)
+        company = Team.deserialize(stg_path=stg_path)
         idea = company.idea  # use original idea
 
     company.invest(investment)
diff --git a/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_team.py b/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_team.py
index d6a477b0e..db6001325 100644
--- a/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_team.py
+++ b/tests/metagpt/serialize_deserialize/test_team.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ async def test_team_recover_save():
     company.run_project(idea)
     await company.run(n_round=4)
 
-    new_company = Team.recover(stg_path)
+    new_company = Team.deserialize(stg_path)
     new_role_c = new_company.env.get_role(role_c.profile)
     # assert new_role_c._rc.memory == role_c._rc.memory
     assert new_role_c._rc.env != role_c._rc.env
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ async def test_team_recover_multi_roles_save():
 
     logger.info("Team recovered")
 
-    new_company = Team.recover(stg_path)
+    new_company = Team.deserialize(stg_path)
     new_company.run_project(idea)
 
     assert new_company.env.get_role(role_b.profile)._rc.state == 1