diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f38b5b7..8ea6d95b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Please see LICENSE file for your rights under this license.
 
 DEPS = FTL.h routines.h version.h
-OBJ = main.o structs.o log.o daemon.o parser.o signals.o socket.o request.o grep.o setupVars.o args.o flush.o threads.o gc.o config.o database.o
+OBJ = main.o structs.o log.o daemon.o parser.o signals.o telnet.o request.o grep.o setupVars.o args.o flush.o threads.o gc.o config.o database.o
 
 # Get git commit version and date
 GIT_BRANCH := $(shell git branch | sed -n 's/^\* //p')
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index ec4db0b3..81767569 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		killed = 1;
 	}
 
-	pthread_t socket_listenthread;
-	if(pthread_create( &socket_listenthread, &attr, socket_listenting_thread, NULL ) != 0)
+	pthread_t telnet_listenthread;
+	if(pthread_create( &telnet_listenthread, &attr, telnet_listenting_thread, NULL ) != 0)
 	{
-		logg("Unable to open socket listening thread. Exiting...");
+		logg("Unable to open telnet listening thread. Exiting...");
 		killed = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
 	logg("Shutting down...");
 	pthread_cancel(piholelogthread);
-	pthread_cancel(socket_listenthread);
-	close_socket(SOCKET);
+	pthread_cancel(telnet_listenthread);
+	close_telnet_socket(SOCKET);
 	removepid();
 	logg("########## FTL terminated! ##########");
 	return 1;
diff --git a/routines.h b/routines.h
index 87489877..6b1a17f6 100644
--- a/routines.h
+++ b/routines.h
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ void pihole_log_flushed(bool message);
 
 void memory_check(int which);
 
-void close_socket(char type);
+void close_telnet_socket(char type);
 void seom(char server_message[], int sock);
 void swrite(char server_message[], int sock);
-void *socket_listenting_thread(void *args);
+void *telnet_listenting_thread(void *args);
 
 void process_request(char *client_message, int *sock);
 bool command(char *client_message, const char* cmd);
diff --git a/socket.c b/telnet.c
similarity index 93%
rename from socket.c
rename to telnet.c
index 9a88c8c0..7073ba9c 100644
--- a/socket.c
+++ b/telnet.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 // The backlog argument defines the maximum length
 // to which the queue of pending connections for
-// socketfd may grow. If a connection request arrives
+// telnetfd may grow. If a connection request arrives
 // when the queue is full, the client may receive an
 // error with an indication of ECONNREFUSED or, if
 // the underlying protocol supports retransmission,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define BACKLOG 5
 
 // File descriptors
-int socketfd;
+int telnetfd;
 
 void saveport(int port)
 {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void saveport(int port)
 	}
 }
 
-void bind_to_port(char type, int *socketdescriptor)
+void bind_to_telnet_port(char type, int *socketdescriptor)
 {
 	*socketdescriptor = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void swrite(char server_message[SOCKETBUFFERLEN], int sock)
 		logg("WARNING: Socket write returned error code %i", errno);
 }
 
-int listener(int sockfd)
+int telnet_listener(int sockfd)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_in cli_addr;
 	// set all values in the buffer to zero
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ int listener(int sockfd)
 	return clientsocket;
 }
 
-void close_socket(char type)
+void close_telnet_socket(char type)
 {
 	switch(type)
 	{
 		case SOCKET:
 			removeport();
 			// Using global variable here
-			close(socketfd);
+			close(telnetfd);
 			break;
 		default:
 			logg("Incompatible socket type %i, cannot close",(int)type);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void close_socket(char type)
 	}
 }
 
-void *socket_connection_handler_thread(void *socket_desc)
+void *telnet_connection_handler_thread(void *socket_desc)
 {
 	//Get the socket descriptor
 	int sock = *(int*)socket_desc;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void *socket_connection_handler_thread(void *socket_desc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void *socket_listenting_thread(void *args)
+void *telnet_listenting_thread(void *args)
 {
 	int *newsock;
 	// We will use the attributes object later to start all threads in detached mode
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ void *socket_listenting_thread(void *args)
 	prctl(PR_SET_NAME,"socket listener",0,0,0);
 
 	// Initialize sockets only after initial log parsing in listenting_thread
-	bind_to_port(SOCKET, &socketfd);
+	bind_to_telnet_port(SOCKET, &telnetfd);
 
 	// Listen as long as FTL is not killed
 	while(!killed)
 	{
 		// Look for new clients that want to connect
-		int csck = listener(socketfd);
+		int csck = telnet_listener(telnetfd);
 
 		// Allocate memory used to transport client socket ID to client listening thread
 		newsock = calloc(1,sizeof(int));
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void *socket_listenting_thread(void *args)
 
 		pthread_t socket_connection_thread;
 		// Create a new thread
-		if(pthread_create( &socket_connection_thread, &attr, socket_connection_handler_thread, (void*) newsock ) != 0)
+		if(pthread_create( &socket_connection_thread, &attr, telnet_connection_handler_thread, (void*) newsock ) != 0)
 		{
 			// Log the error code description
 			logg("WARNING: Unable to open clients processing thread, error: %s", strerror(errno));