diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 881186c20..049cf3e53 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -1792,11 +1792,11 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_contact_is_verified(contact: *mut dc_contact_t) -> l
 // dc_lot_t
 
 #[no_mangle]
-pub type dc_lot_t = dc_lot::Lot;
+pub type dc_lot_t = lot::Lot;
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_lot_new() -> *mut dc_lot_t {
-    Box::into_raw(Box::new(dc_lot::Lot::new()))
+    Box::into_raw(Box::new(lot::Lot::new()))
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_lot_empty(lot: *mut dc_lot_t) {
     assert!(!lot.is_null());
 
     let _lot = Box::from_raw(lot);
-    *lot = dc_lot::Lot::new();
+    *lot = lot::Lot::new();
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
diff --git a/src/chatlist.rs b/src/chatlist.rs
index 192c918f5..721a769dd 100644
--- a/src/chatlist.rs
+++ b/src/chatlist.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ use crate::chat::*;
 use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::contact::*;
 use crate::context::*;
-use crate::dc_lot::Lot;
 use crate::dc_msg::*;
 use crate::dc_tools::*;
 use crate::error::Result;
+use crate::lot::Lot;
 use crate::stock::StockMessage;
 use std::ptr;
 
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 6f9aaaf69..60212464f 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ use crate::contact::*;
 use crate::dc_job::*;
 use crate::dc_jobthread::*;
 use crate::dc_loginparam::*;
-use crate::dc_lot::Lot;
 use crate::dc_move::*;
 use crate::dc_msg::*;
 use crate::dc_receive_imf::*;
 use crate::dc_tools::*;
 use crate::imap::*;
 use crate::key::*;
+use crate::lot::Lot;
 use crate::param::Params;
 use crate::smtp::*;
 use crate::sql::Sql;
diff --git a/src/dc_msg.rs b/src/dc_msg.rs
index dceecdc98..3c5da7365 100644
--- a/src/dc_msg.rs
+++ b/src/dc_msg.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::contact::*;
 use crate::context::*;
 use crate::dc_job::*;
-use crate::dc_lot::Lot;
 use crate::dc_tools::*;
+use crate::lot::Lot;
 use crate::param::*;
 use crate::pgp::*;
 use crate::sql;
diff --git a/src/dc_qr.rs b/src/dc_qr.rs
index 048da3f4d..71cb8574d 100644
--- a/src/dc_qr.rs
+++ b/src/dc_qr.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ use crate::chat;
 use crate::constants::Blocked;
 use crate::contact::*;
 use crate::context::Context;
-use crate::dc_lot::Lot;
 use crate::dc_strencode::*;
 use crate::dc_tools::*;
 use crate::key::*;
+use crate::lot::Lot;
 use crate::param::*;
 use crate::peerstate::*;
 use crate::types::*;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 299e63cd6..a01ad7552 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub mod context;
 mod imap;
 pub mod key;
 pub mod keyring;
+pub mod lot;
 pub mod oauth2;
 mod param;
 pub mod peerstate;
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ pub mod dc_job;
 mod dc_jobthread;
 pub mod dc_location;
 mod dc_loginparam;
-pub mod dc_lot;
 mod dc_mimefactory;
 pub mod dc_mimeparser;
 mod dc_move;
diff --git a/src/dc_lot.rs b/src/lot.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/dc_lot.rs
rename to src/lot.rs