diff --git a/python/hail/representation/__init__.py b/python/hail/representation/__init__.py
index 92f1f7612cf..b355df9a64e 100644
--- a/python/hail/representation/__init__.py
+++ b/python/hail/representation/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from hail.representation.genotype import Genotype, Call
 from hail.representation.annotations import Struct
 from hail.representation.pedigree import Trio, Pedigree
-from hail.representation.genomeref import ReferenceGenome
+from hail.representation.refgenome import ReferenceGenome
 
 __all__ = ['Variant',
            'Locus',
diff --git a/python/hail/representation/genomeref.py b/python/hail/representation/refgenome.py
similarity index 100%
rename from python/hail/representation/genomeref.py
rename to python/hail/representation/refgenome.py