diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/configuration_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/configuration_device.py
index 265f72c4b308f4e24902999f6404715b443d7f5f..ad6e63c32c6f2325565c2e026ab5577b50ac5897 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/configuration_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/configuration_device.py
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ class Configuration(lofar_device):
     # ----------
     # Attributes
     # ----------
-    tangodb_properties_RW = attribute(dtype=str, access=AttrWriteType.READ_WRITE, doc='The whole station configuration, as a JSON string.')
+    station_configuration_RW = attribute(dtype=str, access=AttrWriteType.READ_WRITE, doc='The Tango properties of all the devices in this station, as a JSON string.')
 
-    def read_tangodb_properties_RW(self):
+    def read_station_configuration_RW(self):
         return self._dump_configdb()
     
-    def write_tangodb_properties_RW(self, tangodb_properties):
+    def write_station_configuration_RW(self, station_configuration):
         """ Takes a JSON string which represents the station configuration 
         and loads the whole configuration from scratch. 
         
         N.B. it does not update, it loads a full new configuration. 
         """
         # TODO(Stefano): L2SS-1031 implement load configuration 
-        self.proxy.tangodb_properties_RW = tangodb_properties
+        self.proxy.station_configuration_RW = station_configuration
     
     def _dump_configdb(self):
         """ Returns the TangoDB station configuration as a JSON string """
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_device_configuration.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_device_configuration.py
index 52f469b8a0ff185fc1451bab541fe490dcaf2f1c..280439df893623458a77aa4324217c4e369fc8b9 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_device_configuration.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_device_configuration.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ class TestDeviceConfiguration(AbstractTestBases.TestDeviceBase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp("STAT/Configuration/1")
     
-    def test_read_tangodb_properties(self):
+    def test_read_station_configuration(self):
         self.proxy.warm_boot()
         self.assertEqual(DevState.ON, self.proxy.state())
         """ Test whether the station control configuration is correctly retrieved as a JSON string """
-        tangodb_properties = self.proxy.tangodb_properties_RW
-        dbdata = json.loads(tangodb_properties)
+        station_configuration = self.proxy.station_configuration_RW
+        dbdata = json.loads(station_configuration)
         self.assertTrue(type(dbdata), dict)
         self.assertGreater(len(dbdata['servers']), 0)
         # Verify if Configuration Device exists