diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index cb383d8b6..e56c2c06a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional
 
 from freqtrade import OperationalException, constants
 from freqtrade.configuration.check_exchange import check_exchange
-from freqtrade.configuration.folder_operations import create_datadir, create_userdata_dir
+from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import create_datadir, create_userdata_dir
 from freqtrade.configuration.json_schema import validate_config_schema
 from freqtrade.loggers import setup_logging
 from freqtrade.misc import deep_merge_dicts
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/folder_operations.py b/freqtrade/configuration/directory_operations.py
similarity index 100%
rename from freqtrade/configuration/folder_operations.py
rename to freqtrade/configuration/directory_operations.py
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_configuration.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_configuration.py
index 3d75818d4..2b967a859 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from jsonschema import Draft4Validator, ValidationError, validate
 from freqtrade import OperationalException, constants
 from freqtrade.configuration import Arguments, Configuration
 from freqtrade.configuration.check_exchange import check_exchange
-from freqtrade.configuration.folder_operations import create_datadir, create_userdata_dir
+from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import create_datadir, create_userdata_dir
 from freqtrade.configuration.json_schema import validate_config_schema
 from freqtrade.constants import DEFAULT_DB_DRYRUN_URL, DEFAULT_DB_PROD_URL
 from freqtrade.loggers import _set_loggers
diff --git a/freqtrade/utils.py b/freqtrade/utils.py
index 53325b70b..fa6bc2d1d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/utils.py
+++ b/freqtrade/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from argparse import Namespace
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from freqtrade.configuration import Configuration
-from freqtrade.configuration.folder_operations import create_userdata_dir
+from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import create_userdata_dir
 from freqtrade.exchange import available_exchanges
 from freqtrade.state import RunMode