diff --git a/csst_common/status.py b/csst_common/status.py
index 813a605b6a4b15111de866807da4d4d1582a80d8..11272871920246e0a678ef3587115a8b1b7df617 100644
--- a/csst_common/status.py
+++ b/csst_common/status.py
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ class CsstResult:
         assert isinstance(status, CsstStatus)
         assert type(files) is list
         self.status = status
-        self.file_list = files
+        self.files = files
         self.output = output
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f""" <CsstResult status={self.status}>
- - file_list: {self.file_list}
+ - files: {self.files}
  - output: {self.output} \n
 """