diff --git a/electrum/lnchanannverifier.py b/electrum/lnchannelverifier.py
similarity index 99%
rename from electrum/lnchanannverifier.py
rename to electrum/lnchannelverifier.py
index 675668433..815dd71e4 100644
--- a/electrum/lnchanannverifier.py
+++ b/electrum/lnchannelverifier.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from .verifier import verify_tx_is_in_block, MerkleVerificationFailure
 from .transaction import Transaction
 
 
-class LNChanAnnVerifier(ThreadJob):
+class LNChannelVerifier(ThreadJob):
     """ Verify channel announcements for the Channel DB """
 
     def __init__(self, network, channel_db):
diff --git a/electrum/lnrouter.py b/electrum/lnrouter.py
index e8dc3b8b7..dd5da6adf 100644
--- a/electrum/lnrouter.py
+++ b/electrum/lnrouter.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import asyncio
 from . import constants
 from .util import PrintError, bh2u, profiler, get_headers_dir, bfh, is_ip_address, list_enabled_bits
 from .storage import JsonDB
-from .lnchanannverifier import LNChanAnnVerifier, verify_sig_for_channel_update
+from .lnchannelverifier import LNChannelVerifier, verify_sig_for_channel_update
 from .crypto import Hash
 from . import ecc
 from .lnutil import LN_GLOBAL_FEATURE_BITS, LNPeerAddr
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class ChannelDB(JsonDB):
         self._recent_peers = []
         self._last_good_address = {}  # node_id -> LNPeerAddr
 
-        self.ca_verifier = LNChanAnnVerifier(network, self)
+        self.ca_verifier = LNChannelVerifier(network, self)
         # FIXME if the channel verifier raises, it kills network.main_taskgroup
         asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.network.add_job(self.ca_verifier.main()), network.asyncio_loop)
 
diff --git a/electrum/tests/test_lnrouter.py b/electrum/tests/test_lnrouter.py
index c7c10c11b..ccb7ace93 100644
--- a/electrum/tests/test_lnrouter.py
+++ b/electrum/tests/test_lnrouter.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from electrum.lnonion import (OnionHopsDataSingle, new_onion_packet, OnionPerHop
                               process_onion_packet, _decode_onion_error)
 from electrum import bitcoin, lnrouter
 from electrum.simple_config import SimpleConfig
-from electrum import lnchanannverifier
 
 from . import TestCaseForTestnet