diff --git a/app/sys/sys_gui/src/widgets/import_from_cloud_widget/import_from_cloud_widget.cpp b/app/sys/sys_gui/src/widgets/import_from_cloud_widget/import_from_cloud_widget.cpp
index 023cd6aae2..3a3b5bc6de 100644
--- a/app/sys/sys_gui/src/widgets/import_from_cloud_widget/import_from_cloud_widget.cpp
+++ b/app/sys/sys_gui/src/widgets/import_from_cloud_widget/import_from_cloud_widget.cpp
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ void ImportFromCloudWidget::import()
 
 void ImportFromCloudWidget::loadExcludeTasksFilter()
 {
-  const std::string default_cfg_file_path = eCAL::GetConfiguration().GetYamlFilePath();
+  const std::string default_cfg_file_path = eCAL::GetConfiguration().GetConfigurationFilePath();
   QFile default_cfg_file(default_cfg_file_path.c_str());
   if (default_cfg_file.exists())
   {
diff --git a/ecal/core/include/ecal/config/configuration.h b/ecal/core/include/ecal/config/configuration.h
index 3f9e65b371..c947c4d147 100644
--- a/ecal/core/include/ecal/config/configuration.h
+++ b/ecal/core/include/ecal/config/configuration.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace eCAL
     ECAL_API void InitFromConfig();
     ECAL_API void InitFromFile(const std::string& yaml_path_);
 
-    ECAL_API std::string GetYamlFilePath() const;
+    ECAL_API std::string GetConfigurationFilePath() const;
 
     protected:
       std::string ecal_yaml_file_path;
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/config/configuration.cpp b/ecal/core/src/config/configuration.cpp
index b06e5968f2..5716d25c85 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/config/configuration.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/config/configuration.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace eCAL
 
     Configuration::Configuration() = default;
 
-    std::string Configuration::GetYamlFilePath() const
+    std::string Configuration::GetConfigurationFilePath() const
     {
       return ecal_yaml_file_path;
     }
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_config.cpp b/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_config.cpp
index e6763316bb..bd0581ebe1 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_config.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_config.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace eCAL
     // common
     /////////////////////////////////////
     
-    std::string       GetLoadedEcalIniPath                 () { return GetConfiguration().GetYamlFilePath(); }
+    std::string       GetLoadedEcalIniPath                 () { return GetConfiguration().GetConfigurationFilePath(); }
     int               GetRegistrationTimeoutMs             () { return GetConfiguration().registration.registration_timeout; }
     int               GetRegistrationRefreshMs             () { return GetConfiguration().registration.registration_refresh; }
 
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_config_initializer.cpp b/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_config_initializer.cpp
index 12e9ba619f..034491b517 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_config_initializer.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_config_initializer.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace eCAL
 
     Configuration::Configuration() = default;
 
-    std::string Configuration::GetYamlFilePath() const
+    std::string Configuration::GetConfigurationFilePath() const
     {
       return ecal_yaml_file_path;
     }
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_path_processing.cpp b/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_path_processing.cpp
index 7f5634bc1f..8e5f007ce4 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_path_processing.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_path_processing.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ namespace eCAL
   {
     std::string GeteCALLogDirImpl(const Util::IDirProvider& dir_provider_ /* = Util::DirProvider() */, const Util::IDirManager& dir_manager_ /* = Util::DirManager() */, const eCAL::Configuration& config_ /* = eCAL::GetConfiguration() */)
     {
-      std::string config_file_dir = dir_manager_.getDirectoryPath(eCAL::GetConfiguration().GetYamlFilePath());
+      std::string config_file_dir = dir_manager_.getDirectoryPath(eCAL::GetConfiguration().GetConfigurationFilePath());
       
       const std::vector<std::string> log_paths = {
         dir_provider_.eCALEnvVar(ECAL_LOG_VAR),