diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/acmetool/__init__.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/acmetool/__init__.py
index 495abe96..2046a0fa 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/acmetool/__init__.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/acmetool/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import importlib.resources
 
 from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, server, systemd
 
-from ..deployer import Deployer
+from ..basedeploy import Deployer
 
 
 class AcmetoolDeployer(Deployer):
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployer.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployer.py
rename to cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
index fe88115c..f227e254 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from pyinfra.facts.systemd import SystemdEnabled
 from pyinfra.operations import apt, files, pip, server, systemd
 
 from .acmetool import AcmetoolDeployer
-from .deployer import Deployer, Deployment
+from .basedeploy import Deployer, Deployment
 from .www import build_webpages, find_merge_conflict, get_paths