diff --git a/src/plugin/FolderPluginLoader.php b/src/plugin/FolderPluginLoader.php
index 9250a4e15..73f6b8841 100644
--- a/src/plugin/FolderPluginLoader.php
+++ b/src/plugin/FolderPluginLoader.php
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ class FolderPluginLoader implements PluginLoader{
 	/**
 	 * Loads the plugin contained in $file
 	 */
-	public function loadPlugin(string $file) : void{
-		$description = $this->getPluginDescription($file);
+	public function loadPlugin(string $path) : void{
+		$description = $this->getPluginDescription($path);
 		if($description !== null){
-			$this->loader->addPath($description->getSrcNamespacePrefix(), "$file/src");
+			$this->loader->addPath($description->getSrcNamespacePrefix(), "$path/src");
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the PluginDescription from the file
 	 */
-	public function getPluginDescription(string $file) : ?PluginDescription{
-		$pluginYmlPath = Path::join($file, "plugin.yml");
-		if(is_dir($file) && file_exists($pluginYmlPath)){
+	public function getPluginDescription(string $path) : ?PluginDescription{
+		$pluginYmlPath = Path::join($path, "plugin.yml");
+		if(is_dir($path) && file_exists($pluginYmlPath)){
 			try{
 				$yaml = Filesystem::fileGetContents($pluginYmlPath);
 			}catch(\RuntimeException){
diff --git a/src/plugin/PharPluginLoader.php b/src/plugin/PharPluginLoader.php
index a8dc04804..1ef8f2b84 100644
--- a/src/plugin/PharPluginLoader.php
+++ b/src/plugin/PharPluginLoader.php
@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ class PharPluginLoader implements PluginLoader{
 	/**
 	 * Loads the plugin contained in $file
 	 */
-	public function loadPlugin(string $file) : void{
-		$description = $this->getPluginDescription($file);
+	public function loadPlugin(string $path) : void{
+		$description = $this->getPluginDescription($path);
 		if($description !== null){
-			$this->loader->addPath($description->getSrcNamespacePrefix(), "$file/src");
+			$this->loader->addPath($description->getSrcNamespacePrefix(), "$path/src");
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the PluginDescription from the file
 	 */
-	public function getPluginDescription(string $file) : ?PluginDescription{
-		$phar = new \Phar($file);
+	public function getPluginDescription(string $path) : ?PluginDescription{
+		$phar = new \Phar($path);
 		if(isset($phar["plugin.yml"])){
 			return new PluginDescription($phar["plugin.yml"]->getContent());
 		}
diff --git a/src/plugin/PluginLoader.php b/src/plugin/PluginLoader.php
index 58c168373..d87daf9fc 100644
--- a/src/plugin/PluginLoader.php
+++ b/src/plugin/PluginLoader.php
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ interface PluginLoader{
 	/**
 	 * Loads the plugin contained in $file
 	 */
-	public function loadPlugin(string $file) : void;
+	public function loadPlugin(string $path) : void;
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the PluginDescription from the file
 	 * @throws PluginDescriptionParseException
 	 */
-	public function getPluginDescription(string $file) : ?PluginDescription;
+	public function getPluginDescription(string $path) : ?PluginDescription;
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the protocol prefix used to access files in this plugin, e.g. file://, phar://
diff --git a/src/plugin/ScriptPluginLoader.php b/src/plugin/ScriptPluginLoader.php
index 36d522c93..8e45eaab8 100644
--- a/src/plugin/ScriptPluginLoader.php
+++ b/src/plugin/ScriptPluginLoader.php
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ class ScriptPluginLoader implements PluginLoader{
 	/**
 	 * Loads the plugin contained in $file
 	 */
-	public function loadPlugin(string $file) : void{
-		include_once $file;
+	public function loadPlugin(string $path) : void{
+		include_once $path;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the PluginDescription from the file
 	 */
-	public function getPluginDescription(string $file) : ?PluginDescription{
-		$content = @file($file, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+	public function getPluginDescription(string $path) : ?PluginDescription{
+		$content = @file($path, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
 		if($content === false){
 			return null;
 		}