diff --git a/i3pystatus/__main__.py.dist b/i3pystatus/__main__.py.dist
index 1db9380..bd27f2b 100755
--- a/i3pystatus/__main__.py.dist
+++ b/i3pystatus/__main__.py.dist
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from i3pystatus import (
     I3statusHandler,
     mailchecker,
     modsde,
-    notmuch,
+    notmuchmail,
     thunderbird,
     regex,
 )
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ status.register(mde)
 
 # the notmuch mail checker module
 db_path = "path_to_your_notmuch_database"
-nm = notmuch.NotmuchMailChecker(db_path)
+nm = notmuchmail.NotmuchMailChecker(db_path)
 status.register(nm)
 
 
diff --git a/i3pystatus/notmuch.py b/i3pystatus/notmuchmail.py
similarity index 97%
rename from i3pystatus/notmuch.py
rename to i3pystatus/notmuchmail.py
index 99ff26d..ccf7032 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/notmuch.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/notmuchmail.py
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import json
 from i3pystatus import IntervalModule
 
 class NotmuchMailChecker(IntervalModule):
-    """ 
+    """
     This class uses the notmuch python bindings to check for the
     number of messages in the notmuch database with the tags "inbox"
     and "unread"
     """
-    
+
     db_path = ""
 
     def __init__(self, db_path):
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class NotmuchMailChecker(IntervalModule):
     def run(self):
         db = notmuch.Database(self.db_path)
         unread = notmuch.Query(db, "tag:unread and tag:inbox").count_messages()
-        
+
         if (unread == 0):
             color = "#00FF00"
             urgent = "false"