diff --git a/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py b/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py
index be4d7d21af5c664cb99c9613f89e524a62a1baff..61ade73f78e86285efbc101d11a23e997f6d28a5 100644
--- a/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py
+++ b/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import sys
 from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points
 from extra_data import RunDirectory, open_run
 
-from ..data_reduction.writer import ReduceWriter
+from ..data_reduction.red_writer import ReduceWriter
 
 
 def _parse_args(argv):
diff --git a/src/exdf/data_reduction/writer.py b/src/exdf/data_reduction/red_writer.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/exdf/data_reduction/writer.py
rename to src/exdf/data_reduction/red_writer.py