diff --git a/doc/manual/writing_a_driver.rst b/doc/manual/writing_a_driver.rst
index 061e8d725..432eabc1d 100644
--- a/doc/manual/writing_a_driver.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/writing_a_driver.rst
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ and verify that you can connect to the TCP port: ::
 
 :tip: Use the key combination Ctrl-AltGr-9 to get the ``telnet>`` prompt, and enter ``close`` to quit Telnet. Quit the controller with Ctrl-C.
 
-Also verify that you can get the type of the server (the "hello" string passed to ``simple_server_loop``) using the ``identify_controller.py`` program from the ARTIQ front-end tools: ::
+Also verify that you can get the type of the server (the "hello" string passed to ``simple_server_loop``) using the ``artiq_ctlid.py`` program from the ARTIQ front-end tools: ::
 
-    $ identify_controller.py ::1 7777
+    $ artiq_ctlid.py ::1 7777
     Type:       hello
 
 The client
diff --git a/frontend/identify_controller.py b/frontend/artiq_ctlid.py
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/identify_controller.py
rename to frontend/artiq_ctlid.py