diff --git a/cmd/geth/js_test.go b/cmd/geth/js_test.go
index 8f9859771..c2a0e2fe2 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/js_test.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/js_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func testJEthRE(t *testing.T) (string, *testjethre, *eth.Ethereum) {
 	// set up mock genesis with balance on the testAddress
 	core.GenesisData = []byte(testGenesis)
 
-	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePassphrase(filepath.Join(tmp, "keys"))
+	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePassphrase(filepath.Join(tmp, "keystore"))
 	am := accounts.NewManager(ks)
 	ethereum, err := eth.New(&eth.Config{
 		DataDir:        tmp,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 339dd3f47..ddbd36b5c 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func GetChain(ctx *cli.Context) (*core.ChainManager, common.Database, common.Dat
 
 func GetAccountManager(ctx *cli.Context) *accounts.Manager {
 	dataDir := ctx.GlobalString(DataDirFlag.Name)
-	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePassphrase(filepath.Join(dataDir, "keys"))
+	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePassphrase(filepath.Join(dataDir, "keystore"))
 	return accounts.NewManager(ks)
 }
 
diff --git a/common/natspec/natspec_e2e_test.go b/common/natspec/natspec_e2e_test.go
index a7fc5cb77..a8d318b57 100644
--- a/common/natspec/natspec_e2e_test.go
+++ b/common/natspec/natspec_e2e_test.go
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ func testEth(t *testing.T) (ethereum *eth.Ethereum, err error) {
 
 	os.RemoveAll("/tmp/eth-natspec/")
 
-	err = os.MkdirAll("/tmp/eth-natspec/keys", os.ModePerm)
+	err = os.MkdirAll("/tmp/eth-natspec/keystore", os.ModePerm)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	// create a testAddress
-	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePassphrase("/tmp/eth-natspec/keys")
+	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePassphrase("/tmp/eth-natspec/keystore")
 	am := accounts.NewManager(ks)
 	testAccount, err := am.NewAccount("password")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/crypto/crypto.go b/crypto/crypto.go
index ff817b0fa..4bbd62f7f 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto.go
+++ b/crypto/crypto.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func Decrypt(prv *ecdsa.PrivateKey, ct []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // Used only by block tests.
 func ImportBlockTestKey(privKeyBytes []byte) error {
-	ks := NewKeyStorePassphrase(common.DefaultDataDir() + "/keys")
+	ks := NewKeyStorePassphrase(common.DefaultDataDir() + "/keystore")
 	ecKey := ToECDSA(privKeyBytes)
 	key := &Key{
 		Id:         uuid.NewRandom(),
diff --git a/tests/block_test.go b/tests/block_test.go
index b5724a1e1..0ba0aefa2 100644
--- a/tests/block_test.go
+++ b/tests/block_test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func runBlockTest(name string, test *BlockTest, t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testEthConfig() *eth.Config {
-	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePassphrase(filepath.Join(common.DefaultDataDir(), "keys"))
+	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePassphrase(filepath.Join(common.DefaultDataDir(), "keystore"))
 
 	return &eth.Config{
 		DataDir:        common.DefaultDataDir(),