diff --git a/pytest_abra/cli.py b/pytest_abra/cli.py
index 53d534b..2a9c3ae 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/cli.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/cli.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def run():
 
     # todo: move to Coordinator
     DIR = DirManager(output_dir=args.output_dir, session_id=session_id)
-    log_file = DIR.RECORDS / "coordinator.log"
+    log_file = DIR.RESULTS / "coordinator.log"
     logger.add(log_file)
 
     # ---------------------------- initialize and run ---------------------------- #
diff --git a/pytest_abra/coordinator.py b/pytest_abra/coordinator.py
index b599458..8819388 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/coordinator.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/coordinator.py
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ class Coordinator:
 
     def combine_html(self) -> None:
         """combines all generated pytest html reports into one"""
-        in_dir_path = str(self.DIR.RECORDS / "html")
-        out_file_path = str(self.DIR.RECORDS / "full-report.html")
+        in_dir_path = str(self.DIR.RESULTS / "html")
+        out_file_path = str(self.DIR.RESULTS / "full-report.html")
         title = "combined.html"
         merge_html_reports(in_dir_path, out_file_path, title)
 
     def collect_traces(self):
-        """moves all traces into SESSION/RECORDS dir
+        """moves all traces into SESSION/RESULTS dir
 
         if tests are rerun and generate another trace, the new trace will get a unique name such as
         tracename-0
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ class Coordinator:
                 index += 1
                 return get_new_path(root_dir, base_name, index=index)
 
-        trace_root_dir = self.DIR.RECORDS / "traces"
+        trace_root_dir = self.DIR.RESULTS / "traces"
         for f in trace_root_dir.rglob("*/trace.zip"):
-            new_path = get_new_path(self.DIR.RECORDS, f.parent.name)
+            new_path = get_new_path(self.DIR.RESULTS, f.parent.name)
             f.parent.rename(new_path)
         rmtree(trace_root_dir)
 
diff --git a/pytest_abra/custom_fixtures.py b/pytest_abra/custom_fixtures.py
index 82bc0bd..d627812 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/custom_fixtures.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/custom_fixtures.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ def DIR(request) -> DirManager:
 
     DIR.OUTPUT
     DIR.SESSION
-    DIR.RECORDS
     DIR.STATES
-    DIR.RESULTS"""
+    DIR.RESULTS
+    DIR.STATUS"""
 
     output_dir = request.config.getoption("--output_dir")
     assert output_dir, "pytest argument --output_dir not set"
diff --git a/pytest_abra/dir_manager.py b/pytest_abra/dir_manager.py
index c54954b..b290ab5 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/dir_manager.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/dir_manager.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ class DirManager:
     The structures is as follows:
     tests dir/
         session_id-1/
-            records
             results
             states
+            status
         session_id-2/
-            records
+            results
             ...
     """
 
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class DirManager:
         dirs: list[Path] = [
             self.OUTPUT_DIR,
             self.SESSION,
-            self.RECORDS,
             self.HTML,
             self.STATES,
             self.ENV_FILES,
@@ -50,13 +49,9 @@ class DirManager:
     def SESSION(self):
         return self.OUTPUT_DIR / self.session_id
 
-    @property
-    def RECORDS(self):
-        return self.SESSION / "records"
-
     @property
     def HTML(self):
-        return self.RECORDS / "html"
+        return self.RESULTS / "html"
 
     @property
     def STATES(self):
diff --git a/pytest_abra/runner.py b/pytest_abra/runner.py
index 055c7c1..251068a 100644
--- a/pytest_abra/runner.py
+++ b/pytest_abra/runner.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Runner:
         # --output only works with the given context and page fixture
         # folder needs to be unique! traces will not appear, if every pytest run has same output dir
         command_arguments.append("--output")
-        command_arguments.append(str(self.DIR.RECORDS / "traces" / full_test_path.stem))
+        command_arguments.append(str(self.DIR.RESULTS / "traces" / full_test_path.stem))
 
         # tracing
         command_arguments.append("--tracing")  # "on", "off", "retain-on-failure"
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class Runner:
         # command_arguments.append("--headed")
 
         # html report. Will be combined into one file later.
-        command_arguments.append(f"--html={self.DIR.RECORDS / 'html' / full_test_path.with_suffix('.html').name}")
+        command_arguments.append(f"--html={self.DIR.RESULTS / 'html' / full_test_path.with_suffix('.html').name}")
 
         return pytest.main(command_arguments)