diff --git a/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py b/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py
index dcef61342c9bb7c98b1fde4728ee8e478f7056e7..c497381e3b91a364f83a084ab046e24d1f238111 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, \
     InputDataError, ReduceMethodError
 
 
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