diff --git a/ordr2/models/__init__.py b/ordr2/models/__init__.py
index 1a507c8..357b7e5 100644
--- a/ordr2/models/__init__.py
+++ b/ordr2/models/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import zope.sqlalchemy
 
 # import or define all models here to ensure they are attached to the
 # Base.metadata prior to any initialization routines
-from .users import User, Role  # flake8: noqa
+from .account import User, Role  # flake8: noqa
 
 # run configure_mappers after defining all of the models to ensure
 # all relationships can be setup
diff --git a/ordr2/models/users.py b/ordr2/models/account.py
similarity index 100%
rename from ordr2/models/users.py
rename to ordr2/models/account.py
diff --git a/ordr2/security.py b/ordr2/security.py
index 04e7bea..60336ca 100644
--- a/ordr2/security.py
+++ b/ordr2/security.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pyramid.authentication import AuthTktAuthenticationPolicy
 from pyramid.authorization import ACLAuthorizationPolicy
 from pyramid.security import Authenticated, Everyone
 
-from ordr2.models.users import User, passlib_context
+from ordr2.models.account import User, passlib_context
 
 
 class AuthenticationPolicy(AuthTktAuthenticationPolicy):
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index dba1d96..d3e20fb 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def app_config():
     with testing.testConfig(settings=APP_SETTINGS) as config:
         #config.include('pyramid_mailer.testing')
 
-        from ordr2.models.users import passlib_context
+        from ordr2.models.account import passlib_context
         passlib_context.update(schemes=['argon2'])
 
         yield config
diff --git a/tests/_functional/__init__.py b/tests/_functional/__init__.py
index c38ef86..3234789 100644
--- a/tests/_functional/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/_functional/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class CustomTestApp(webtest.TestApp):
 def testapp():
     ''' fixture for using webtest '''
     from ordr2.models.meta import Base
-    from ordr2.models import get_tm_session, Role
+    from ordr2.models import get_tm_session
     from ordr2 import main
 
     app = main({}, **WEBTEST_SETTINGS)
diff --git a/tests/models/users.py b/tests/models/account.py
similarity index 87%
rename from tests/models/users.py
rename to tests/models/account.py
index ff67d53..1b0c778 100644
--- a/tests/models/users.py
+++ b/tests/models/account.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-''' Test package for ordr2.models.users '''
+''' Test package for ordr2.models.account '''
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import pytest
 
 def test_role_principals():
     ''' test Role.principal, a caluclated property '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import Role
+    from ordr2.models.account import Role
 
     assert Role.UNVALIDATED.principal == 'role:unvalidated'
     assert Role.NEW.principal == 'role:new'
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_role_principals():
 
 def test_role_str():
     ''' test the string representation of roles '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import Role
+    from ordr2.models.account import Role
 
     assert str(Role.UNVALIDATED) == 'Unvalidated'
     assert str(Role.NEW) == 'New'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_role_str():
 
 def test_user_principal():
     ''' test the user principal calculated property '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import User
+    from ordr2.models.account import User
 
     user = User(id=3)
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_user_principal():
     )
 def test_user_role_principals(role_name, principals):
     ''' test the user's role principals calculated property '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import User, Role
+    from ordr2.models.account import User, Role
 
     role = Role[role_name]
     user = User(role=role)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_user_role_principals(role_name, principals):
     )
 def test_user_is_active(role_name, is_active):
     ''' test if is_active returns correct value based on the user's role '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import User, Role
+    from ordr2.models.account import User, Role
 
     role = Role[role_name]
     user = User(role=role)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def test_user_is_active(role_name, is_active):
 
 def test_user_set_password():
     ''' test password hash generation '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import User, passlib_context
+    from ordr2.models.account import User, passlib_context
 
     passlib_context.update(schemes=['argon2', 'bcrypt'])
     user = User(password_hash=None)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_user_set_password():
     )
 def test_user_check_password_ok(password):
     ''' test password check '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import User, passlib_context
+    from ordr2.models.account import User, passlib_context
 
     passlib_context.update(schemes=['argon2', 'bcrypt'], deprecated='auto')
     user = User(password_hash=None)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def test_user_check_password_ok(password):
 
 def test_user_check_password_deprecated_hash():
     ''' test password check updates deprecated hash with new algorithm '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import User
+    from ordr2.models.account import User
     from ordr2.security import passlib_context
 
     passlib_context.update(schemes=['argon2', 'bcrypt'], deprecated='auto')
@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@ def test_user_check_password_deprecated_hash():
     assert user.password_hash.startswith('$argon2')
 
 
-
 def test_user_string_representation():
     ''' test the string representation of the user '''
-    from ordr2.models.users import User, Role
+    from ordr2.models.account import User, Role
 
     user = User(username='FooBar')