diff --git a/src/runner.py b/src/runner.py
index 46819ed..344bd10 100644
--- a/src/runner.py
+++ b/src/runner.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 from src.dirmanager import DirManager
 
 
-class SubTest(TypedDict):
+class ConditionalTest(TypedDict):
     condition: Callable[[dict[str, str]], bool]
     test_file: str
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Runner:
     main_test_name: Optional[str] = None
     main_cleanup_name: Optional[str] = None
     dependencies: list[type["Runner"]] = []
-    sub_tests: list[SubTest] = []
+    conditional_tests: list[ConditionalTest] = []
     prevent_skip = False
 
     def __init__(self, dotenv_path: Path, output_dir: Path, session_id: str):
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ class Runner:
             )
 
         # run sub tests if conditions are met
-        for sub_test in self.sub_tests:
-            condition_function = sub_test["condition"]
-            sub_test_name = sub_test["test_file"]
-            identifier_string = self.combine_names(self.name, sub_test_name)
+        for cond_test in self.conditional_tests:
+            condition_function = cond_test["condition"]
+            cond_test_name = cond_test["test_file"]
+            identifier_string = self.combine_names(self.name, cond_test_name)
             if condition_function(self.config):
-                test_path = self.root_dir / self.test_dir_name / sub_test_name
+                test_path = self.root_dir / self.test_dir_name / cond_test_name
                 self._run_or_skip_test(identifier_string=identifier_string, test_path=test_path)
             else:
                 self._create_result_file(result=-1, identifier_string=identifier_string)
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ class Runner:
             self._create_result_file(result=result, identifier_string=identifier_string)
 
     def _is_test_passed(self, identifier_string: str, remove_existing: bool = False) -> bool:
-        """returns True if the selected test (matching test_name + sub_test_name) already passed
+        """returns True if the selected test matching identifier_string already passed
 
         This is determined by the presence of a specific output file in the RESULTS folder that
         matches identifier_string
 
-        remove_existing: If True, result files matching test_name + sub_test_name with a status
+        remove_existing: If True, result files matching identifier_string with a status
         other than 'passed' will be deleted"""
 
         already_passed = False
diff --git a/src/tests_authentik/runner_authentik.py b/src/tests_authentik/runner_authentik.py
index 59c486e..9b7218f 100644
--- a/src/tests_authentik/runner_authentik.py
+++ b/src/tests_authentik/runner_authentik.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from src.runner import Runner, SubTest
+from src.runner import Runner
 
 
 def condition_always_true(dotenv_config: dict[str, str]) -> bool:
diff --git a/src/tests_demo/runner_demo.py b/src/tests_demo/runner_demo.py
index 8f36e9c..310cf93 100644
--- a/src/tests_demo/runner_demo.py
+++ b/src/tests_demo/runner_demo.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
-from src.runner import Runner, SubTest
+from src.runner import ConditionalTest, Runner
 from src.tests_authentik.runner_authentik import RunnerAuthentik
 
 
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ class RunnerDemo(Runner):
     dependencies: list[type["Runner"]] = [RunnerAuthentik]
 
     # this list can hold many more tests from RunnerDemo that run conditional. The condition
-    # and the test file can be defined by creating a SubTest instance:
-    # SubTest(condition: Callable, test_file: str)
-    sub_tests: list[SubTest] = []
+    # and the test file can be defined by creating a ConditionalTest instance:
+    # ConditionalTest(condition: Callable, test_file: str)
+    conditional_tests: list[ConditionalTest] = []
diff --git a/src/tests_nextcloud/runner_nextcloud.py b/src/tests_nextcloud/runner_nextcloud.py
index e5442f6..36c7bd9 100644
--- a/src/tests_nextcloud/runner_nextcloud.py
+++ b/src/tests_nextcloud/runner_nextcloud.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from src.runner import Runner, SubTest
+from src.runner import ConditionalTest, Runner
 from src.tests_authentik.runner_authentik import RunnerAuthentik
 
 
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ class RunnerNextcloud(Runner):
     main_test_name = "tests_nextcloud.py"
     # main_cleanup_name = "cleanup_nextcloud.py"
     dependencies = [RunnerAuthentik]
-    sub_tests: list[SubTest] = [SubTest(condition=fake_condition, test_file="tests_nextcloud_onlyoffice.py")]
+    conditional_tests: list[ConditionalTest] = [
+        ConditionalTest(condition=fake_condition, test_file="tests_nextcloud_onlyoffice.py")
+    ]
diff --git a/src/tests_wordpress/runner_wordpress.py b/src/tests_wordpress/runner_wordpress.py
index 1f9f4cd..186a554 100644
--- a/src/tests_wordpress/runner_wordpress.py
+++ b/src/tests_wordpress/runner_wordpress.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from src.runner import Runner, SubTest
+from src.runner import ConditionalTest, Runner
 from src.tests_authentik.runner_authentik import RunnerAuthentik
 
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class RunnerWordpress(Runner):
     main_setup_name = "setup_wordpress.py"
     main_test_name = "test_wordpress.py"
     dependencies: list[type[Runner]] = [RunnerAuthentik]
-    sub_tests = [
-        # SubTest(condition=condition_has_locale, test_file="test_wordpress_localization.py"),
+    conditional_tests = [
+        # ConditionalTest(condition=condition_has_locale, test_file="test_wordpress_localization.py"),
     ]
     prevent_skip = True