diff --git a/api/gitlab_classes.py b/api/gitlab_classes.py
index e1f12af13f57e3250acd8495b9978c17251c0e5f..a82d3ee1830004007515e25bb644083ab09ef06c 100644
--- a/api/gitlab_classes.py
+++ b/api/gitlab_classes.py
@@ -208,35 +208,35 @@ class GitlabIssue:
 
 
 class GitlabCommit:
-    gitlab_commit: ProjectCommit
+    git_commit: ProjectCommit
 
     # noinspection PyShadowingNames
     def __init__(self, commit: ProjectCommit):
         super().__init__()
-        self.gitlab_commit = commit
+        self.git_commit = commit
 
     def get_author(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
-        return {'name': self.gitlab_commit.author_name, 'email': self.gitlab_commit.author_email}
+        return {'name': self.git_commit.author_name, 'email': self.git_commit.author_email}
 
     def get_timestamp(self) -> datetime:
-        return datetime.fromisoformat(self.gitlab_commit.created_at)
+        return datetime.fromisoformat(self.git_commit.created_at)
 
     def get_message(self) -> str:
-        return self.gitlab_commit.message
+        return self.git_commit.message
 
     def is_merge(self) -> bool:
-        return len(self.gitlab_commit.parent_ids) > 1
+        return len(self.git_commit.parent_ids) > 1
 
     def get_id(self) -> str:
-        return self.gitlab_commit.id
+        return self.git_commit.id
 
     def get_short_id(self) -> str:
-        return self.gitlab_commit.short_id
+        return self.git_commit.short_id
 
     # noinspection PyShadowingNames
     def get_diffs(self) -> List[Dict[str, Union[str, int]]]:
         diffs: List[Dict[str, Union[str, int]]] = []
-        gitlab_diffs: List[Dict[str, str]] = self.gitlab_commit.diff()
+        gitlab_diffs: List[Dict[str, str]] = self.git_commit.diff()
         for diff in gitlab_diffs:
             diffs.append({'file': diff['new_path'], 'text': diff['diff'],
                           '+': diff['diff'].count('\n+'), '-': diff['diff'].count('\n-')})
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class GitlabCommit:
 
     def detail_formatting_problems(self, subject_line_length=72, message_line_length=72) -> str:
         lines: List[str] = self.get_message().rstrip('\n').split('\n')
-        commit_id: str = f'Commit {self.gitlab_commit.short_id}'
+        commit_id: str = f'Commit {self.git_commit.short_id}'
         if self.is_well_formatted():
             return f'{commit_id} is well-formatted'
         else:
@@ -349,17 +349,17 @@ class GitlabCommit:
 
 
 class GitlabMilestone:
-    gitlab_milestone: ProjectMilestone
+    git_milestone: ProjectMilestone
 
     def __init__(self, milestone: ProjectMilestone):
         super().__init__()
-        self.gitlab_milestone = milestone
+        self.git_milestone = milestone
 
     def get_issues(self) -> List[GitlabIssue]:
         """
         :return: List of Issue objects representing project's issues
         """
-        gitlab_issues: Iterable[Issue] = self.gitlab_milestone.issues()
+        gitlab_issues: Iterable[Issue] = self.git_milestone.issues()
         issues: List[GitlabIssue] = []
         for issue in gitlab_issues:
             issues.append(GitlabIssue(issue))
@@ -369,35 +369,35 @@ class GitlabMilestone:
         """
         :return: True if the milestone is active; False if the milestone is closed
         """
-        return self.gitlab_milestone.state == 'active'
+        return self.git_milestone.state == 'active'
 
     def is_closed(self) -> bool:
         """
         :return: True if the milestone is closed; False if the milestone is active
         """
-        return self.gitlab_milestone.state == 'closed'
+        return self.git_milestone.state == 'closed'
 
     def close(self) -> None:
-        self.gitlab_milestone.state_event = 'close'
-        self.gitlab_milestone.save()
+        self.git_milestone.state_event = 'close'
+        self.git_milestone.save()
 
     def get_title(self) -> str:
         """
         :return: The milestone's title
         """
-        return self.gitlab_milestone.title
+        return self.git_milestone.title
 
     def get_description(self) -> str:
         """
         :return: The milestone's description
         """
-        return self.gitlab_milestone.description
+        return self.git_milestone.description
 
     def get_created_at(self) -> date:
         """
         :return: a date object representing the start date
         """
-        date_segments: List[str] = self.gitlab_milestone.start_date.split('-')
+        date_segments: List[str] = self.git_milestone.start_date.split('-')
         year = int(date_segments[0])
         month = int(date_segments[1])
         day = int(date_segments[2])
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class GitlabMilestone:
         """
         :return: a date object representing the due date
         """
-        date_segments: List[str] = self.gitlab_milestone.due_date.split('-')
+        date_segments: List[str] = self.git_milestone.due_date.split('-')
         year = int(date_segments[0])
         month = int(date_segments[1])
         day = int(date_segments[2])
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ class GitlabMilestone:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return self.get_title()
 
-    # other gitlab_milestone fields:
+    # other git_milestone fields:
     # id
     # iid
     # project_id