diff --git a/scripts/diagnostics_features.md b/scripts/diagnostics_features.md
index eeac59dbd..a52178a58 100644
--- a/scripts/diagnostics_features.md
+++ b/scripts/diagnostics_features.md
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ contents of following directories:
 4. /etc/systemd/network/
 
 #### Suggested Usage ####
-1. Upload the footprint you have just generated to pastebinit.
+1. Upload the diagnostics you have just generated to pastebinit.
 ```
-pbput /etc/iiab/footprint/<footprint file name>
+pbput /etc/iiab/diagnostics/<diagnostics file name>
 ```
 2. Email a description of the symptoms, and how to generate them, along with the URL which was returned by the "pbput" command, to bugs@iiab.io.
diff --git a/scripts/iiab-diagnostics b/scripts/iiab-diagnostics
index a20d407fe..59798afb6 100755
--- a/scripts/iiab-diagnostics
+++ b/scripts/iiab-diagnostics
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# create a diagnostic footprint of network, and OS settings
+# create a diagnostic diagnostics of network, and OS settings
 
 read -p "\n\nPlease identiy yourself (<8 characters, no spaces)" who
 if [ -z "$who" ]; then
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ YMD=$(date +%y%m%d)
 popd
 
 SCRIPTDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` pwd)
-footprint_name=${OS_VER}-$YMD-$who
-basket=$footprint_name.$$
+diagnostics_name=${OS_VER}-$YMD-$who
+basket=$diagnostics_name.$$
 VARS_VALUES=/tmp/all-vars
 
 # record all the ansible variables
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ if [ -f "$VARS_VALUES" ]; then
   cp -p "$VARS_VALUES" /tmp/$basket
 fi
 
-mkdir -p /etc/iiab/footprint
-if [ ! -z $footprint_name ];then
+mkdir -p /etc/iiab/diagnostics
+if [ ! -z $diagnostics_name ];then
   pushd /tmp > /dev/null
-  tar czf /etc/iiab/footprint/$basket.tgz $basket/*
+  tar czf /etc/iiab/diagnostics/$basket.tgz $basket/*
   popd > /dev/null
   rm -rf /tmp/$basket
   exit 0