diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/config.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/config.rs
index fbfe8bf..136ab9f 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/config.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/config.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ use aquatic_toml_config::TomlConfig;
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct Config {
     /// Socket workers receive requests from the socket, parse them and send
-    /// them on to the request workers. They then receive responses from the
-    /// request workers, encode them and send them back over the socket.
+    /// them on to the swarm workers. They then receive responses from the
+    /// swarm workers, encode them and send them back over the socket.
     pub socket_workers: usize,
-    /// Request workers receive a number of requests from socket workers,
+    /// Swarm workers receive a number of requests from socket workers,
     /// generate responses and send them back to the socket workers.
-    pub request_workers: usize,
+    pub swarm_workers: usize,
     pub log_level: LogLevel,
     pub network: NetworkConfig,
     pub protocol: ProtocolConfig,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             socket_workers: 1,
-            request_workers: 1,
+            swarm_workers: 1,
             log_level: LogLevel::default(),
             network: NetworkConfig::default(),
             protocol: ProtocolConfig::default(),
diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/lib.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/lib.rs
index e08b5c5..daa77ed 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/lib.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     update_access_list(&config.access_list, &state.access_list)?;
 
-    let num_peers = config.socket_workers + config.request_workers;
+    let num_peers = config.socket_workers + config.swarm_workers;
 
     let request_mesh_builder = MeshBuilder::partial(num_peers, SHARED_IN_CHANNEL_SIZE);
     let response_mesh_builder = MeshBuilder::partial(num_peers, SHARED_IN_CHANNEL_SIZE * 16);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         let placement = get_worker_placement(
             &config.cpu_pinning,
             config.socket_workers,
-            config.request_workers,
+            config.swarm_workers,
             WorkerIndex::SocketWorker(i),
         )?;
         let builder = LocalExecutorBuilder::new(placement).name("socket");
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         executors.push(executor);
     }
 
-    for i in 0..(config.request_workers) {
+    for i in 0..(config.swarm_workers) {
         let sentinel = sentinel.clone();
         let config = config.clone();
         let state = state.clone();
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         let placement = get_worker_placement(
             &config.cpu_pinning,
             config.socket_workers,
-            config.request_workers,
+            config.swarm_workers,
             WorkerIndex::SwarmWorker(i),
         )?;
         let builder = LocalExecutorBuilder::new(placement).name("request");
 
         let executor = builder
             .spawn(move || async move {
-                workers::request::run_request_worker(
+                workers::swarm::run_swarm_worker(
                     sentinel,
                     config,
                     state,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
         set_affinity_for_util_worker(
             &config.cpu_pinning,
             config.socket_workers,
-            config.request_workers,
+            config.swarm_workers,
         )?;
     }
 
diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/workers/mod.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/workers/mod.rs
index 63fc0ec..28ef095 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/workers/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/workers/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pub mod request;
 pub mod socket;
+pub mod swarm;
diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/workers/socket.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/workers/socket.rs
index cfda49a..42dfb5f 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/workers/socket.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/workers/socket.rs
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ impl ConnectionReader {
                         )
                         .await
                         .unwrap();
-                    ::log::info!("sent message to request worker");
+                    ::log::info!("sent message to swarm worker");
                 } else {
                     self.send_error_response("Info hash not allowed".into(), Some(info_hash))
                         .await?;
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ impl ConnectionReader {
                         .send_to(consumer_index, (meta, in_message))
                         .await
                         .unwrap();
-                    ::log::info!("sent message to request worker");
+                    ::log::info!("sent message to swarm worker");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ impl ConnectionWriter {
 }
 
 fn calculate_in_message_consumer_index(config: &Config, info_hash: InfoHash) -> usize {
-    (info_hash.0[0] as usize) % config.request_workers
+    (info_hash.0[0] as usize) % config.swarm_workers
 }
 
 fn create_tcp_listener(
diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/workers/request.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/workers/swarm.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from aquatic_ws/src/workers/request.rs
rename to aquatic_ws/src/workers/swarm.rs
index 92f07ad..87cdd48 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/workers/request.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/workers/swarm.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl TorrentMaps {
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn run_request_worker(
+pub async fn run_swarm_worker(
     _sentinel: PanicSentinel,
     config: Config,
     state: State,
@@ -223,14 +223,14 @@ async fn handle_request_stream<S>(
                 };
 
                 for (meta, out_message) in out_messages.drain(..) {
-                    ::log::info!("request worker trying to send OutMessage to socket worker");
+                    ::log::info!("swarm worker trying to send OutMessage to socket worker");
 
                     out_message_senders
                         .send_to(meta.out_message_consumer_id.0, (meta, out_message))
                         .await
                         .expect("failed sending out_message to socket worker");
 
-                    ::log::info!("request worker sent OutMessage to socket worker");
+                    ::log::info!("swarm worker sent OutMessage to socket worker");
                 }
             },
         )