diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
index 1f88100f2..db637d017 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from .message import Message  # noqa
 from .contact import Contact  # noqa
 from .chat import Chat        # noqa
 from .hookspec import account_hookimpl, global_hookimpl  # noqa
-from . import eventlogger
+from . import events
 
 from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
 try:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def unregister_global_plugin(plugin):
     gm.unregister(plugin)
 
 
-register_global_plugin(eventlogger)
+register_global_plugin(events)
 
 
 def run_cmdline(argv=None, account_plugins=None):
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def run_cmdline(argv=None, account_plugins=None):
     ac = Account(args.db)
 
     if args.show_ffi:
-        log = eventlogger.FFIEventLogger(ac, "bot")
+        log = events.FFIEventLogger(ac, "bot")
         ac.add_account_plugin(log)
 
     if not ac.is_configured():
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/account.py b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
index 086955157..049fe61aa 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/account.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from .message import Message
 from .contact import Contact
 from .tracker import ImexTracker, ConfigureTracker
 from . import hookspec
-from .eventlogger import FFIEventLogger, CallbackThread
+from .events import FFIEventLogger, CallbackThread
 
 
 class MissingCredentials(ValueError):
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/eventlogger.py b/python/src/deltachat/events.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python/src/deltachat/eventlogger.py
rename to python/src/deltachat/events.py
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py b/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
index 7208e8280..d38788361 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/testplugin.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import requests
 from . import Account, const
 from .tracker import ConfigureTracker
 from .capi import lib
-from .eventlogger import FFIEventLogger, FFIEventTracker
+from .events import FFIEventLogger, FFIEventTracker
 from _pytest.monkeypatch import MonkeyPatch
 from _pytest._code import Source