diff --git a/crates/collab/src/rpc.rs b/crates/collab/src/rpc.rs
index dda638e107..cfd61c1747 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/rpc.rs
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ async fn create_room(
         let live_kit_room = live_kit_room.clone();
         let live_kit = session.live_kit_client.as_ref();
 
-        util::async_iife!({
+        util::async_maybe!({
             let live_kit = live_kit?;
 
             let token = live_kit
diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
index 8c33727cfb..69ba985968 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use settings::SettingsStore;
 use std::{borrow::Cow, hash::Hash, mem, sync::Arc};
 use theme::{components::ComponentExt, IconButton, Interactive};
-use util::{iife, ResultExt, TryFutureExt};
+use util::{maybe, ResultExt, TryFutureExt};
 use workspace::{
     dock::{DockPosition, Panel},
     item::ItemHandle,
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ impl CollabPanel {
 
         let text = match section {
             Section::ActiveCall => {
-                let channel_name = iife!({
+                let channel_name = maybe!({
                     let channel_id = ActiveCall::global(cx).read(cx).channel_id(cx)?;
 
                     let channel = self.channel_store.read(cx).channel_for_id(channel_id)?;
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ impl CollabPanel {
             self.selected_channel().map(|channel| channel.0.id) == Some(channel.id);
         let disclosed = has_children.then(|| !self.collapsed_channels.binary_search(&path).is_ok());
 
-        let is_active = iife!({
+        let is_active = maybe!({
             let call_channel = ActiveCall::global(cx)
                 .read(cx)
                 .room()?
@@ -2817,7 +2817,7 @@ impl CollabPanel {
                         }
                     }
                     ListEntry::Channel { channel, .. } => {
-                        let is_active = iife!({
+                        let is_active = maybe!({
                             let call_channel = ActiveCall::global(cx)
                                 .read(cx)
                                 .room()?
diff --git a/crates/db/src/db.rs b/crates/db/src/db.rs
index a28db249d3..9247c6e36d 100644
--- a/crates/db/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/db/src/db.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::future::Future;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use util::channel::ReleaseChannel;
-use util::{async_iife, ResultExt};
+use util::{async_maybe, ResultExt};
 
 const CONNECTION_INITIALIZE_QUERY: &'static str = sql!(
     PRAGMA foreign_keys=TRUE;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub async fn open_db<M: Migrator + 'static>(
     let release_channel_name = release_channel.dev_name();
     let main_db_dir = db_dir.join(Path::new(&format!("0-{}", release_channel_name)));
 
-    let connection = async_iife!({
+    let connection = async_maybe!({
         smol::fs::create_dir_all(&main_db_dir)
             .await
             .context("Could not create db directory")
diff --git a/crates/project_panel/src/file_associations.rs b/crates/project_panel/src/file_associations.rs
index f2692b96db..9e9a865f3e 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel/src/file_associations.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel/src/file_associations.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use collections::HashMap;
 
 use gpui::{AppContext, AssetSource};
 use serde_derive::Deserialize;
-use util::{iife, paths::PathExt};
+use util::{maybe, paths::PathExt};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 struct TypeConfig {
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ impl FileAssociations {
     }
 
     pub fn get_icon(path: &Path, cx: &AppContext) -> Arc<str> {
-        iife!({
+        maybe!({
             let this = cx.has_global::<Self>().then(|| cx.global::<Self>())?;
 
             // FIXME: Associate a type with the languages and have the file's langauge
             //        override these associations
-            iife!({
+            maybe!({
                 let suffix = path.icon_suffix()?;
 
                 this.suffixes
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl FileAssociations {
     }
 
     pub fn get_folder_icon(expanded: bool, cx: &AppContext) -> Arc<str> {
-        iife!({
+        maybe!({
             let this = cx.has_global::<Self>().then(|| cx.global::<Self>())?;
 
             let key = if expanded {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl FileAssociations {
     }
 
     pub fn get_chevron_icon(expanded: bool, cx: &AppContext) -> Arc<str> {
-        iife!({
+        maybe!({
             let this = cx.has_global::<Self>().then(|| cx.global::<Self>())?;
 
             let key = if expanded {
diff --git a/crates/util/src/util.rs b/crates/util/src/util.rs
index 8bc0607f9d..19a2cd9077 100644
--- a/crates/util/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/util/src/util.rs
@@ -349,19 +349,19 @@ pub fn unzip_option<T, U>(option: Option<(T, U)>) -> (Option<T>, Option<U>) {
     }
 }
 
-/// Immediately invoked function expression. Good for using the ? operator
+/// Evaluates to an immediately invoked function expression. Good for using the ? operator
 /// in functions which do not return an Option or Result
 #[macro_export]
-macro_rules! try {
+macro_rules! maybe {
     ($block:block) => {
         (|| $block)()
     };
 }
 
-/// Async Immediately invoked function expression. Good for using the ? operator
-/// in functions which do not return an Option or Result. Async version of above
+/// Evaluates to an immediately invoked function expression. Good for using the ? operator
+/// in functions which do not return an Option or Result, but async.
 #[macro_export]
-macro_rules! async_try {
+macro_rules! async_maybe {
     ($block:block) => {
         (|| async move { $block })()
     };
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ mod tests {
             None
         }
 
-        let foo = iife!({
+        let foo = maybe!({
             option_returning_function()?;
             Some(())
         });
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/elixir.rs b/crates/zed/src/languages/elixir.rs
index 9d2ebb7f47..5c0ff273ae 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/elixir.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/elixir.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use std::{
     },
 };
 use util::{
-    async_iife,
+    async_maybe,
     fs::remove_matching,
     github::{latest_github_release, GitHubLspBinaryVersion},
     ResultExt,
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ impl LspAdapter for NextLspAdapter {
 }
 
 async fn get_cached_server_binary_next(container_dir: PathBuf) -> Option<LanguageServerBinary> {
-    async_iife!({
+    async_maybe!({
         let mut last_binary_path = None;
         let mut entries = fs::read_dir(&container_dir).await?;
         while let Some(entry) = entries.next().await {
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/languages/lua.rs b/crates/zed/src/languages/lua.rs
index 8187847c9a..5fffb37e81 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/languages/lua.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/languages/lua.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use lsp::LanguageServerBinary;
 use smol::fs;
 use std::{any::Any, env::consts, path::PathBuf};
 use util::{
-    async_iife,
+    async_maybe,
     github::{latest_github_release, GitHubLspBinaryVersion},
     ResultExt,
 };
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl super::LspAdapter for LuaLspAdapter {
 }
 
 async fn get_cached_server_binary(container_dir: PathBuf) -> Option<LanguageServerBinary> {
-    async_iife!({
+    async_maybe!({
         let mut last_binary_path = None;
         let mut entries = fs::read_dir(&container_dir).await?;
         while let Some(entry) = entries.next().await {