diff --git a/test/mavsdk_tests/mavsdk_test_runner.py b/test/mavsdk_tests/mavsdk_test_runner.py
index 03ad2e837a..c479e5e0c4 100755
--- a/test/mavsdk_tests/mavsdk_test_runner.py
+++ b/test/mavsdk_tests/mavsdk_test_runner.py
@@ -390,14 +390,14 @@ class Tester:
                         self.verbose)
                     self.active_runners.append(gzclient_runner)
 
-        test_runner = ph.TestRunner(
+        mavsdk_tests_runner = ph.TestRunner(
             os.getcwd(),
             log_dir,
             test['model'],
             case,
             self.config['mavlink_connection'],
             self.verbose)
-        self.active_runners.append(test_runner)
+        self.active_runners.append(mavsdk_tests_runner)
 
         for runner in self.active_runners:
             runner.set_log_filename(
diff --git a/test/mavsdk_tests/process_helper.py b/test/mavsdk_tests/process_helper.py
index ca065535f0..38e31e9a36 100644
--- a/test/mavsdk_tests/process_helper.py
+++ b/test/mavsdk_tests/process_helper.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class TestRunner(Runner):
                  mavlink_connection: str,
                  verbose: bool):
         super().__init__(log_dir, model, case, verbose)
-        self.name = "test_runner"
+        self.name = "mavsdk_tests"
         self.cwd = workspace_dir
         self.env = {"PATH": os.environ['PATH']}
         self.cmd = workspace_dir + \