diff --git a/datapool/PoolReadHelper.h b/datapool/PoolReadGuard.h
similarity index 94%
rename from datapool/PoolReadHelper.h
rename to datapool/PoolReadGuard.h
index 9825e83c1..eb014f1e7 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolReadHelper.h
+++ b/datapool/PoolReadGuard.h
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 /**
  * @brief 	Helper class to read data sets or pool variables
  */
-class PoolReadHelper {
+class PoolReadGuard {
 public:
-    PoolReadHelper(ReadCommitIF* readObject,
+    PoolReadGuard(ReadCommitIF* readObject,
             MutexIF::TimeoutType timeoutType = MutexIF::TimeoutType::WAITING,
             uint32_t mutexTimeout = 20):
                 readObject(readObject), mutexTimeout(mutexTimeout) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * @brief   Default destructor which will take care of commiting changed values.
      */
-    ~PoolReadHelper() {
+    ~PoolReadGuard() {
         if(readObject != nullptr and not noCommit) {
             readObject->commit(timeoutType, mutexTimeout);
         }
diff --git a/unittest/tests/datapoollocal/LocalPoolOwnerBase.h b/unittest/tests/datapoollocal/LocalPoolOwnerBase.h
index bb090e3b3..5c277850f 100644
--- a/unittest/tests/datapoollocal/LocalPoolOwnerBase.h
+++ b/unittest/tests/datapoollocal/LocalPoolOwnerBase.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public:
         resetSubscriptionList();
         ReturnValue_t status = HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
         {
-            PoolReadHelper readHelper(&dataset);
+            PoolReadGuard readHelper(&dataset);
             if(readHelper.getReadResult() != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
                 status = readHelper.getReadResult();
             }
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         {
-            PoolReadHelper readHelper(&testUint32);
+            PoolReadGuard readHelper(&testUint32);
             if(readHelper.getReadResult() != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
                 status = readHelper.getReadResult();
             }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         {
-            PoolReadHelper readHelper(&testInt64Vec);
+            PoolReadGuard readHelper(&testInt64Vec);
             if(readHelper.getReadResult() != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
                 status = readHelper.getReadResult();
             }