diff --git a/blocking.py b/blocking.py
index b431c9066..dbc5c937d 100644
--- a/blocking.py
+++ b/blocking.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from utils import is_account_dir
 from utils import get_cached_post_filename
 from utils import load_json
 from utils import save_json
-from utils import fileLastModified
+from utils import file_last_modified
 from utils import set_config_param
 from utils import has_users_path
 from utils import get_full_domain
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ def setBrochMode(base_dir: str, domain_full: str, enabled: bool) -> None:
             print('Broch mode turned off')
     else:
         if os.path.isfile(allowFilename):
-            lastModified = fileLastModified(allowFilename)
+            lastModified = file_last_modified(allowFilename)
             print('Broch mode already activated ' + lastModified)
             return
         # generate instance allow list
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ def broch_modeLapses(base_dir: str, lapseDays: int) -> bool:
     allowFilename = base_dir + '/accounts/allowedinstances.txt'
     if not os.path.isfile(allowFilename):
         return False
-    lastModified = fileLastModified(allowFilename)
+    lastModified = file_last_modified(allowFilename)
     modifiedDate = None
     try:
         modifiedDate = \
diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 0e42a24fa..07f15f077 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from utils import isValidLanguage
 from utils import get_image_extensions
 from utils import load_json
 from utils import save_json
-from utils import fileLastModified
+from utils import file_last_modified
 from utils import get_link_prefixes
 from utils import dangerous_markup
 from utils import is_pgp_encrypted
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def _addEmoji(base_dir: str, wordStr: str,
             'url': emojiUrl
         },
         'name': ':' + emoji + ':',
-        "updated": fileLastModified(emojiFilename),
+        "updated": file_last_modified(emojiFilename),
         "id": emojiUrl.replace('.png', ''),
         'type': 'Emoji'
     }
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 3e34c00fa..865045e16 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from utils import is_group_account
 from utils import is_system_account
 from utils import invalid_ciphertext
 from utils import remove_html
-from utils import fileLastModified
+from utils import file_last_modified
 from utils import has_object_string
 from utils import has_object_string_object
 from utils import get_reply_interval_hours
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def _updateCachedHashtagSwarm(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
         acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/.hashtagSwarm'
     saveSwarm = True
     if os.path.isfile(cachedHashtagSwarmFilename):
-        lastModified = fileLastModified(cachedHashtagSwarmFilename)
+        lastModified = file_last_modified(cachedHashtagSwarmFilename)
         modifiedDate = None
         try:
             modifiedDate = \
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index ecc642253..7829f456f 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from utils import get_port_from_domain
 from utils import has_object_dict
 from utils import reject_post_id
 from utils import remove_invalid_chars
-from utils import fileLastModified
+from utils import file_last_modified
 from utils import isPublicPost
 from utils import has_users_path
 from utils import valid_post_date
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ def getPinnedPostAsJson(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
                 'id': actor + '/pinned',
                 'inReplyTo': None,
                 'inReplyToAtomUri': None,
-                'published': fileLastModified(pinnedFilename),
+                'published': file_last_modified(pinnedFilename),
                 'replies': {},
                 'sensitive': False,
                 'summary': None,
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 7eea0ce06..fd40e064b 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ def updateRecentPostsCache(recent_posts_cache: {}, max_recent_posts: int,
         recent_posts_cache['html'][post_id] = htmlStr
 
 
-def fileLastModified(filename: str) -> str:
+def file_last_modified(filename: str) -> str:
     """Returns the date when a file was last modified
     """
     time_val = os.path.getmtime(filename)
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ def get_css(base_dir: str, css_filename: str, css_cache: {}) -> str:
     if not os.path.isfile(css_filename):
         return None
 
-    last_modified = fileLastModified(css_filename)
+    last_modified = file_last_modified(css_filename)
 
     # has this already been loaded into the cache?
     if css_cache.get(css_filename):