diff --git a/python/lammps/mliap/loader.py b/python/lammps/mliap/loader.py
index 284af01b05..b2d0079220 100644
--- a/python/lammps/mliap/loader.py
+++ b/python/lammps/mliap/loader.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class DynamicLoader(importlib.abc.Loader):
 def activate_mliappy(lmp):
     try:
         library = lmp.lib
-        module_names = ["mliap_model_python_couple", "mliap_unifiedpy"]
+        module_names = ["mliap_model_python_couple", "mliap_unified_couple"]
         api_version = library.lammps_PYTHON_API_VERSION()
         
         for module_name in module_names:
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ def load_model(model):
 
 def load_unified(model):
     try:
-        import mliap_unifiedpy
+        import mliap_unified_couple
     except ImportError as ie:
         raise ImportError("ML-IAP python module must be activated before loading\n"
                           "the pair style. Call lammps.mliap.activate_mliappy(lmp)."
                           ) from ie
-    mliap_unifiedpy.load_from_python(model)
+    mliap_unified_couple.load_from_python(model)
diff --git a/src/ML-IAP/mliap_unified.cpp b/src/ML-IAP/mliap_unified.cpp
index f4f1501675..c31cdd2c81 100644
--- a/src/ML-IAP/mliap_unified.cpp
+++ b/src/ML-IAP/mliap_unified.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "lmppython.h"
 #include "mliap_data.h"
-#include "mliap_unifiedpy.h"
+#include "mliap_unified_couple.h"
 #include "pair_mliap.h"
 #include "python_compat.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ MLIAPBuildUnified_t LAMMPS_NS::build_unified(char *unified_fname, MLIAPData *dat
     lmp->error->all(FLERR, "Could not initialize embedded Python");
   }
 
-  PyObject *unified_module = PyImport_ImportModule("mliap_unifiedpy");
+  PyObject *unified_module = PyImport_ImportModule("mliap_unified_couple");
 
   if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
     PyErr_Print();
diff --git a/src/ML-IAP/mliap_unifiedpy.pyx b/src/ML-IAP/mliap_unified_couple.pyx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ML-IAP/mliap_unifiedpy.pyx
rename to src/ML-IAP/mliap_unified_couple.pyx
diff --git a/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp b/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
index 58919de977..aba8e88e10 100644
--- a/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 // We could get around this with cython --capi-reexport-cincludes
 // However, that exposes -too many- headers.
 #include "mliap_model_python_couple.h"
-#include "mliap_unifiedpy.h"
+#include "mliap_unified_couple.h"
 #endif
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ PythonImpl::PythonImpl(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pointers(lmp)
   int err = PyImport_AppendInittab("mliap_model_python_couple", PyInit_mliap_model_python_couple);
   if (err) error->all(FLERR, "Could not register MLIAPPY embedded python module.");
 
-  err = PyImport_AppendInittab("mliap_unifiedpy", PyInit_mliap_unifiedpy);
+  err = PyImport_AppendInittab("mliap_unified_couple", PyInit_mliap_unified_couple);
   if (err) error->all(FLERR, "Could not register MLIAPPY unified embedded python module.");
 #endif