diff --git a/mdserver.py b/mdserver.py
index 5636e5470febd606525b7ce52ff331835bf2598d..b40704d74b49402c23899817950eb9d04194d30c 100755
--- a/mdserver.py
+++ b/mdserver.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from utils import read_config, Resource, Server
+from utils import read_config, Realm, Server
 from flask import Flask, Response
 from datetime import datetime
 from dateutil import tz
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ for realm, values in config.items():
     print(f"realm: {realm}")
     location = values['metadir']
     signer = values['signer']
-    server[realm] = Resource(location, signer)
+    server[realm] = Realm(location, signer)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(host='127.0.0.1', port=5001, debug=False)
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 5d9c7a1fcc8fab51a868e1e14fc639652e734138..2ade1b63410ef8d752a675d99189e2ad3e5a727a 100755
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ class MData(object):
 
 
 class EventProcessor(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
-    def __init__(self, resource):
-        self.resource = resource
+    def __init__(self, realm):
+        self.realm = realm
 
     def process_default(self, event):
         if event.maskname in ["IN_DELETE",
                               "IN_MOVED_FROM",
                               "IN_MOVED_TO"]:
-            self.resource.walk_location(event.path)
+            self.realm.walk_location(event.path)
         else:
-            self.resource.read_metadata(event.pathname)
+            self.realm.read_metadata(event.pathname)
 
 
 class Server(dict):
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Server(dict):
         self.all_entities = None
 
 
-class Resource:
+class Realm:
     watch_list = {}
     dirty = False
     all_cache = None