diff --git a/online-tests/conftest.py b/online-tests/conftest.py
index 550f722e..9f5aba0d 100644
--- a/online-tests/conftest.py
+++ b/online-tests/conftest.py
@@ -182,15 +182,15 @@ def cmfactory(request, gencreds, tmpdir, data, maildomain):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def remotelog(sshdomain):
-    return RemoteLog(sshdomain)
+def remote(sshdomain):
+    return Remote(sshdomain)
 
 
-class RemoteLog:
+class Remote:
     def __init__(self, sshdomain):
         self.sshdomain = sshdomain
 
-    def iter(self, logcmd=""):
+    def iter_output(self, logcmd=""):
         getjournal = f"journalctl -f" if not logcmd else logcmd
         self.popen = subprocess.Popen(
             ["ssh", f"root@{self.sshdomain}", getjournal],
diff --git a/online-tests/test_0_basic.py b/online-tests/test_0_basic.py
index d3354d5c..a585d5e2 100644
--- a/online-tests/test_0_basic.py
+++ b/online-tests/test_0_basic.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-def test_remotelog(remotelog, imap_or_smtp):
-    lineproducer = remotelog.iter(imap_or_smtp.logcmd)
+def test_remote(remote, imap_or_smtp):
+    lineproducer = remote.iter_output(imap_or_smtp.logcmd)
     imap_or_smtp.connect()
     assert imap_or_smtp.name in next(lineproducer)
 
diff --git a/online-tests/test_1_deltachat.py b/online-tests/test_1_deltachat.py
index 8d1e7854..74dc2213 100644
--- a/online-tests/test_1_deltachat.py
+++ b/online-tests/test_1_deltachat.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class TestEndToEndDeltaChat:
         assert msg2.text == "message0"
 
     @pytest.mark.slow
-    def test_exceed_quota(self, cmfactory, lp, tmpdir, remotelog):
+    def test_exceed_quota(self, cmfactory, lp, tmpdir, remote):
         """This is a very slow test as it needs to upload >100MB of mail data
         before quota is exceeded, and thus depends on the speed of the upload.
         """
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TestEndToEndDeltaChat:
 
         addr = ac2.get_config("addr").lower()
         saved_ok = 0
-        for line in remotelog.iter("journalctl -f -u dovecot"):
+        for line in remote.iter_output("journalctl -f -u dovecot"):
             if addr not in line:
                 # print(line)
                 continue