diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 265aa31..420618c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-plasmaExpansion
+vlaplex
 *.pyc
 *.csv
 *.mod
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 7818568..1b01988 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ all:
 	gfortran moduleReferenceValues.f90 -c -lopenblas -Ofast -fopenmp -Wall
 	gfortran moduleOutput.f90 -c -lopenblas -Ofast -fopenmp -Wall
 	gfortran moduleTableBC.f90 -c -lopenblas -Ofast -fopenmp -Wall
-	gfortran plasmaExpansion.f90 moduleConstantParameters.o moduleReferenceValues.o moduleOutput.o moduleTableBC.o -lopenblas -Ofast -fopenmp -Wall -o plasmaExpansion
+	gfortran vlaplex.f90 moduleConstantParameters.o moduleReferenceValues.o moduleOutput.o moduleTableBC.o -lopenblas -Ofast -fopenmp -Wall -o vlaplex
 
 clean:
-	rm -f plasmaExpansion
+	rm -f vlaplex
 	rm -f *.mod
 	rm -f *.smod
 	rm -f *.o
diff --git a/plasmaExpansion.f90 b/vlaplex.f90
similarity index 99%
rename from plasmaExpansion.f90
rename to vlaplex.f90
index 7aa0251..61717d3 100644
--- a/plasmaExpansion.f90
+++ b/vlaplex.f90
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 !
 ! end module eos
 
-program plasmaExpansion
+program VlaPlEx
   use constantParameters, only: dp, kb, qe, eps_0, ev_to_K, cm3_to_m3, PI
   use output
   use referenceValues
@@ -403,5 +403,5 @@ program plasmaExpansion
 
   end do
 
-end program plasmaExpansion
+end program VlaPlEx