diff --git a/libtestutils/BlockChainLoader.h b/libtestutils/BlockChainLoader.h
index 728860727..6cb04c53c 100644
--- a/libtestutils/BlockChainLoader.h
+++ b/libtestutils/BlockChainLoader.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <json/json.h>
 #include <libethereum/BlockChain.h>
 #include <libethereum/State.h>
-#include "ShortLivingDirectory.h"
+#include "TransientDirectory.h"
 
 namespace dev
 {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
 	eth::State const& state() const { return m_state; }
 
 private:
-	ShortLivingDirectory m_dir;
+	TransientDirectory m_dir;
 	std::auto_ptr<eth::BlockChain> m_bc;
 	eth::State m_state;
 };
diff --git a/libtestutils/ShortLivingDirectory.cpp b/libtestutils/TransientDirectory.cpp
similarity index 85%
rename from libtestutils/ShortLivingDirectory.cpp
rename to libtestutils/TransientDirectory.cpp
index f60e12a86..48beca7e3 100644
--- a/libtestutils/ShortLivingDirectory.cpp
+++ b/libtestutils/TransientDirectory.cpp
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
 	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 	along with cpp-ethereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-/** @file ShortLivingDirectory.cpp
+/** @file TransientDirectory.cpp
  * @author Marek Kotewicz <marek@ethdev.com>
  * @date 2015
  */
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <libdevcore/Exceptions.h>
-#include "ShortLivingDirectory.h"
+#include "TransientDirectory.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace dev;
 using namespace dev::test;
 
-ShortLivingDirectory::ShortLivingDirectory(std::string const& _path) : m_path(_path)
+TransientDirectory::TransientDirectory(std::string const& _path) : m_path(_path)
 {
 	// we never ever want to delete a directory (including all its contents) that we did not create ourselves.
 	if (boost::filesystem::exists(m_path))
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ShortLivingDirectory::ShortLivingDirectory(std::string const& _path) : m_path(_p
 	boost::filesystem::create_directories(m_path);
 }
 
-ShortLivingDirectory::~ShortLivingDirectory()
+TransientDirectory::~TransientDirectory()
 {
 	boost::filesystem::remove_all(m_path);
 }
diff --git a/libtestutils/ShortLivingDirectory.h b/libtestutils/TransientDirectory.h
similarity index 88%
rename from libtestutils/ShortLivingDirectory.h
rename to libtestutils/TransientDirectory.h
index 10b542f06..328b4c92b 100644
--- a/libtestutils/ShortLivingDirectory.h
+++ b/libtestutils/TransientDirectory.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 	along with cpp-ethereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-/** @file ShortLivingDirectory.h
+/** @file TransientDirectory.h
  * @author Marek Kotewicz <marek@ethdev.com>
  * @date 2015
  */
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ namespace test
  * It creates temporary directory in the given path. On dealloc it removes the directory
  * @throws if the given path already exists, throws an exception
  */
-class ShortLivingDirectory
+class TransientDirectory
 {
 public:
-	ShortLivingDirectory(std::string const& _path = getRandomPath());
-	~ShortLivingDirectory();
+	TransientDirectory(std::string const& _path = getRandomPath());
+	~TransientDirectory();
 
 	std::string const& path() const { return m_path; }