diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/agent_controls/stop_all_agents.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/agent_controls/stop_all_agents.py
index 1b41f0cff..a8819243b 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/agent_controls/stop_all_agents.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/agent_controls/stop_all_agents.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import flask_restful
 from flask import make_response, request
 
 from monkey_island.cc.resources.auth.auth import jwt_required
-from monkey_island.cc.resources.utils.semaphores import AGENT_KILLING_SEMAPHORE
+from monkey_island.cc.resources.utils.semaphores import agent_killing_mutex
 from monkey_island.cc.services.infection_lifecycle import set_stop_all, should_agent_die
 
 
 class StopAllAgents(flask_restful.Resource):
     @jwt_required
     def post(self):
-        with AGENT_KILLING_SEMAPHORE:
+        with agent_killing_mutex:
             data = json.loads(request.data)
             if data["kill_time"]:
                 set_stop_all(data["kill_time"])
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/monkey.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/monkey.py
index ffae35fba..ae8493398 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/monkey.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/monkey.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from flask import request
 from monkey_island.cc.database import mongo
 from monkey_island.cc.models.monkey_ttl import create_monkey_ttl_document
 from monkey_island.cc.resources.blackbox.utils.telem_store import TestTelemStore
-from monkey_island.cc.resources.utils.semaphores import AGENT_KILLING_SEMAPHORE
+from monkey_island.cc.resources.utils.semaphores import agent_killing_mutex
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.consts import DEFAULT_MONKEY_TTL_EXPIRY_DURATION_IN_SECONDS
 from monkey_island.cc.services.config import ConfigService
 from monkey_island.cc.services.edge.edge import EdgeService
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Monkey(flask_restful.Resource):
     # Called on monkey wakeup to initialize local configuration
     @TestTelemStore.store_exported_telem
     def post(self, **kw):
-        with AGENT_KILLING_SEMAPHORE:
+        with agent_killing_mutex:
             monkey_json = json.loads(request.data)
             monkey_json["creds"] = []
             monkey_json["dead"] = False
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/utils/semaphores.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/utils/semaphores.py
index 97f36e441..4c9ef5ecc 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/utils/semaphores.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/utils/semaphores.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from gevent.lock import BoundedSemaphore
 
-# Semaphore avoids race condition between monkeys
+# Mutex avoids race condition between monkeys
 # being marked dead and monkey waking up as alive
-AGENT_KILLING_SEMAPHORE = BoundedSemaphore()
+agent_killing_mutex = BoundedSemaphore()