diff --git a/MAC/Services/TaskManagement/Server/lib/taskmanagement.py b/MAC/Services/TaskManagement/Server/lib/taskmanagement.py
index 53e3ee228e14c73f8c3447316bcc8512a61ada6c..48d7c1529d114440b66fb770829ad4c2a297282e 100644
--- a/MAC/Services/TaskManagement/Server/lib/taskmanagement.py
+++ b/MAC/Services/TaskManagement/Server/lib/taskmanagement.py
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ class TaskManagementHandler(MessageHandlerInterface):
         :param otdb_id:
         :return: dict with aborted key saying if aborting was succesful and otdb_id key
         """
-        if self._is_active_task(otdb_id):
-            aborted = self._abort_active_task(otdb_id)
+        if self._is_active_observation(otdb_id):
+            aborted = self._abort_active_observation(otdb_id)
         else:
             aborted = self._abort_inactive_task(otdb_id)
 
         return {"aborted": aborted, "otdb_id": otdb_id}
 
-    def _is_active_task(self, otdb_id):
+    def _is_active_observation(self, otdb_id):
         task_type, task_status = self._get_task_type_and_status(otdb_id)
 
         return task_type == "observation" and (task_status == "running" or task_status == "queued")
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TaskManagementHandler(MessageHandlerInterface):
             aborted = False
         return aborted
 
-    def _abort_active_task(self, otdb_id):
+    def _abort_active_observation(self, otdb_id):
         logger.info("Aborting active task: %s", otdb_id)
 
         result = self.obs_ctrl.abort_observation(otdb_id)