diff --git a/pympipool/backend/mpiexec.py b/pympipool/backend/mpiexec_interactive.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pympipool/backend/mpiexec.py
rename to pympipool/backend/mpiexec_interactive.py
diff --git a/pympipool/backend/serial.py b/pympipool/backend/serial_interactive.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pympipool/backend/serial.py
rename to pympipool/backend/serial_interactive.py
diff --git a/pympipool/shared/executorbase.py b/pympipool/shared/executorbase.py
index f45dea88..33be5f0d 100644
--- a/pympipool/shared/executorbase.py
+++ b/pympipool/shared/executorbase.py
@@ -417,20 +417,20 @@ def _get_backend_path(cores: int):
     Get command to call backend as a list of two strings
 
     Args:
-        cores (int): Number of cores used to execute the task, if it is greater than one use mpiexec.py else serial.py
+        cores (int): Number of cores used to execute the task, if it is greater than one use mpiexec_interactive.py else serial_interactive.py
 
     Returns:
         list[str]: List of strings containing the python executable path and the backend script to execute
     """
     command_lst = [sys.executable]
     if cores > 1 and importlib.util.find_spec("mpi4py") is not None:
-        command_lst += [_get_command_path(executable="mpiexec.py")]
+        command_lst += [_get_command_path(executable="mpiexec_interactive.py")]
     elif cores > 1:
         raise ImportError(
             "mpi4py is required for parallel calculations. Please install mpi4py."
         )
     else:
-        command_lst += [_get_command_path(executable="serial.py")]
+        command_lst += [_get_command_path(executable="serial_interactive.py")]
     return command_lst
 
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def _get_command_path(executable: str):
     Get path of the backend executable script
 
     Args:
-        executable (str): Name of the backend executable script, either mpiexec.py or serial.py
+        executable (str): Name of the backend executable script, either mpiexec_interactive.py or serial_interactive.py
 
     Returns:
         str: absolute path to the executable script
diff --git a/tests/test_backend_serial.py b/tests/test_backend_serial.py
index 07a70861..3684ed7f 100644
--- a/tests/test_backend_serial.py
+++ b/tests/test_backend_serial.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import cloudpickle
 import zmq
 
-from pympipool.backend.serial import main
+from pympipool.backend.serial_interactive import main
 
 
 def calc(i, j):
diff --git a/tests/test_shared_communication.py b/tests/test_shared_communication.py
index a096c781..0cc74079 100644
--- a/tests/test_shared_communication.py
+++ b/tests/test_shared_communication.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_interface_mpi(self):
                 sys.executable,
                 os.path.abspath(
                     os.path.join(
-                        __file__, "..", "..", "pympipool", "backend", "mpiexec.py"
+                        __file__, "..", "..", "pympipool", "backend", "mpiexec_interactive.py"
                     )
                 ),
                 "--zmqport",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_interface_serial(self):
                 sys.executable,
                 os.path.abspath(
                     os.path.join(
-                        __file__, "..", "..", "pympipool", "backend", "serial.py"
+                        __file__, "..", "..", "pympipool", "backend", "serial_interactive.py"
                     )
                 ),
                 "--zmqport",