diff --git a/boswatch.py b/boswatch.py
index f273f2e..96c6b0c 100755
--- a/boswatch.py
+++ b/boswatch.py
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ try:
 	#
 	try:
 		if globals.config.getboolean("BOSWatch","useRegExFilter"):
-			from includes import filter
-			filter.loadFilters()
+			from includes import regexFilter
+			regexFilter.loadFilters()
 	except:
 		# It's an error, but we could work without that stuff...
 		logging.error("cannot load filters")
diff --git a/includes/alarmHandler.py b/includes/alarmHandler.py
index b0ededf..464fcd4 100644
--- a/includes/alarmHandler.py
+++ b/includes/alarmHandler.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def processAlarm(typ, freq, data):
 		for pluginName, plugin in globals.pluginList.items():
 			# if enabled use RegEx-filter
 			if globals.config.getint("BOSWatch","useRegExFilter"):
-				from includes import filter
-				if filter.checkFilters(typ, data, pluginName, freq):
+				from includes import regexFilter
+				if regexFilter.checkFilters(typ, data, pluginName, freq):
 					logging.debug("call Plugin: %s", pluginName)
 					try:
 						plugin.run(typ, freq, data)
diff --git a/includes/filter.py b/includes/regexFilter.py
similarity index 100%
rename from includes/filter.py
rename to includes/regexFilter.py