diff --git a/src/runner.py b/src/runner.py
index d232334..268cede 100644
--- a/src/runner.py
+++ b/src/runner.py
@@ -35,26 +35,26 @@ class Runner:
 
     def _run_main_setup_and_test(self):
         if isinstance(self.main_setup_name, str):
-            self._run_test_if_required(
+            self._run_or_skip_test(
                 identifier_string=self.combine_names(self.name, self.main_setup_name),
                 test_path=self.root_dir / self.test_dir_name / self.main_setup_name,
             )
 
         if isinstance(self.main_test_name, str):
-            self._run_test_if_required(
+            self._run_or_skip_test(
                 identifier_string=self.combine_names(self.name, self.main_test_name),
                 test_path=self.root_dir / self.test_dir_name / self.main_test_name,
             )
 
-    def _run_test_if_required(self, identifier_string: str, test_path: Path):
-        if not self.prevent_skip and self._test_already_passed(identifier_string, remove_existing=True):
+    def _run_or_skip_test(self, identifier_string: str, test_path: Path):
+        if not self.prevent_skip and self._is_test_passed(identifier_string, remove_existing=True):
             logger.info(f"skipping {identifier_string}")
         else:
             logger.info(f"running {identifier_string}")
             result = self._call_pytest(test_path)
             self._create_result_file(result=result, identifier_string=identifier_string)
 
-    def _test_already_passed(self, identifier_string: str, remove_existing: bool = False) -> bool:
+    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
 
         This is determined by the presence of a specific output file in the RESULTS folder that
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Runner:
             identifier_string = self.combine_names(self.name, sub_test_name)
             if condition_function(self.config):
                 test_path = self.root_dir / self.test_dir_name / sub_test_name
-                self._run_test_if_required(identifier_string=identifier_string, test_path=test_path)
+                self._run_or_skip_test(identifier_string=identifier_string, test_path=test_path)
             else:
                 self._create_result_file(result=-1, identifier_string=identifier_string)