diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/network/container.py b/src/primaite/simulator/network/container.py
index 432356b8..0612069c 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/network/container.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/network/container.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.base import Link, NIC, Node, SwitchPort
 _LOGGER = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class NetworkContainer(SimComponent):
+class Network(SimComponent):
     """Top level container object representing the physical network."""
 
     nodes: Dict[str, Node] = {}
diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/sim_container.py b/src/primaite/simulator/sim_container.py
index 50fe412c..319defe4 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/sim_container.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/sim_container.py
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@ from typing import Dict
 
 from primaite.simulator.core import Action, ActionManager, AllowAllValidator, SimComponent
 from primaite.simulator.domain.controller import DomainController
-from primaite.simulator.network.container import NetworkContainer
+from primaite.simulator.network.container import Network
 
 
 class Simulation(SimComponent):
     """Top-level simulation object which holds a reference to all other parts of the simulation."""
 
-    network: NetworkContainer
+    network: Network
     domain: DomainController
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         """Initialise the Simulation."""
         if not kwargs.get("network"):
-            kwargs["network"] = NetworkContainer()
+            kwargs["network"] = Network()
 
         if not kwargs.get("domain"):
             kwargs["domain"] = DomainController()
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/network/test_network_creation.py b/tests/integration_tests/network/test_network_creation.py
index 0ee827be..70b48806 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/network/test_network_creation.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/network/test_network_creation.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import pytest
 
-from primaite.simulator.network.container import NetworkContainer
+from primaite.simulator.network.container import Network
 from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.base import NIC, Node
 
 
 def test_adding_removing_nodes():
     """Check that we can create and add a node to a network."""
-    net = NetworkContainer()
+    net = Network()
     n1 = Node(hostname="computer")
     net.add_node(n1)
     assert n1.parent is net
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_adding_removing_nodes():
 
 def test_readding_node():
     """Check that warning is raised when readding a node."""
-    net = NetworkContainer()
+    net = Network()
     n1 = Node(hostname="computer")
     net.add_node(n1)
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeWarning):
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_readding_node():
 
 def test_removing_nonexistent_node():
     """Check that warning is raised when trying to remove a node that is not in the network."""
-    net = NetworkContainer()
+    net = Network()
     n1 = Node(hostname="computer")
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeWarning):
         net.remove_node(n1)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_removing_nonexistent_node():
 
 def test_connecting_nodes():
     """Check that two nodes on the network can be connected."""
-    net = NetworkContainer()
+    net = Network()
     n1 = Node(hostname="computer")
     n1_nic = NIC(ip_address="120.30.0.1", gateway="192.168.0.1", subnet_mask="255.255.255.0")
     n1.connect_nic(n1_nic)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_connecting_nodes():
 
 
 def test_connecting_node_to_itself():
-    net = NetworkContainer()
+    net = Network()
     node = Node(hostname="computer")
     nic1 = NIC(ip_address="120.30.0.1", gateway="192.168.0.1", subnet_mask="255.255.255.0")
     node.connect_nic(nic1)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/_primaite/_simulator/_network/test_container.py b/tests/unit_tests/_primaite/_simulator/_network/test_container.py
index 2492dc87..5fc308cc 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/_primaite/_simulator/_network/test_container.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/_primaite/_simulator/_network/test_container.py
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import json
 
-from primaite.simulator.network.container import NetworkContainer
+from primaite.simulator.network.container import Network
 
 
 def test_creating_container():
     """Check that we can create a network container"""
-    net = NetworkContainer()
+    net = Network()
     assert net.nodes and net.links
 
 
 def test_describe_state():
     """Check that we can describe network state without raising errors, and that the result is JSON serialisable."""
-    net = NetworkContainer()
+    net = Network()
     state = net.describe_state()
     json.dumps(state)  # if this function call raises an error, the test fails, state was not JSON-serialisable