diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/utils/file_handling.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/utils/file_handling.py
index 0715e6efe..a96e8baac 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/utils/file_handling.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/utils/file_handling.py
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ def ensure_file_existence(file: str) -> None:
 
 
 def ensure_file_permissions(file: str) -> None:
-    if not file_has_sufficient_permissions(path=file, required_permissions="0o400"):
+    if not file_has_expected_permissions(path=file, expected_permissions="0o400"):
         raise InsecurePermissionsError(
             f"{file} has insecure permissions. Required permissions: r--------. Exiting."
         )
 
 
-def file_has_sufficient_permissions(path: str, required_permissions: str) -> bool:
+def file_has_expected_permissions(path: str, expected_permissions: str) -> bool:
     file_mode = os.stat(path).st_mode
     file_permissions = oct(file_mode & 0o777)
 
-    return file_permissions == required_permissions
+    return file_permissions == expected_permissions