diff --git a/GUI/Support/Data/Dirs.cpp b/GUI/Support/Data/Dirs.cpp
index dd972d0ab06b2cf519adef5ac588420e5336bcda..f260da7076ec937f6b2f46ed265a7c2cb5590f5e 100644
--- a/GUI/Support/Data/Dirs.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Support/Data/Dirs.cpp
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ Dirs::Dirs()
     script_import_dir = QDir::homePath();
     // TODO replace homePath by QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation) ?
 
-    readSettings();
+    loadSettings();
 }
 
 Dirs::~Dirs() = default;
 
 //! Reads settings of Dirs from global settings.
 
-void Dirs::readSettings()
+void Dirs::loadSettings()
 {
     QSettings s;
     if (s.childGroups().contains(S_DIRS)) {
diff --git a/GUI/Support/Data/Dirs.h b/GUI/Support/Data/Dirs.h
index 68bda63afbdaa08d649b3d6b6c5a25ab54041fc8..e9f76d464fce1cfd3b3fd3f8bbf2439d0719872e 100644
--- a/GUI/Support/Data/Dirs.h
+++ b/GUI/Support/Data/Dirs.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     void writeSettings();
 
 private:
-    void readSettings();
+    void loadSettings();
 };
 
 BA_GUI_API_ extern std::unique_ptr<Dirs> gDirs;
diff --git a/GUI/View/Main/MainWindow.cpp b/GUI/View/Main/MainWindow.cpp
index b49e36213f606bdc292c97f427bc6ccf8b091f35..b349b87e17461ea5f3def8c62a723663e115ed46 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Main/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Main/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
     setCentralWidget(m_central_widget);
 
     initApplication();
-    readSettings();
+    loadSettings();
 
     connect(m_project_manager, &ProjectManager::documentOpenedOrClosed, this,
             &MainWindow::onDocumentOpenedOrClosed);
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ void MainWindow::initApplication()
     setCorner(Qt::BottomRightCorner, Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::readSettings()
+void MainWindow::loadSettings()
 {
     QSettings s;
     s.beginGroup(GUI::Style::S_MAIN_WINDOW);
     resize(s.value(GUI::Style::S_WINDOW_SIZE, QSize(1000, 600)).toSize());
     move(s.value(GUI::Style::S_WINDOW_POSITION, QPoint(500, 300)).toPoint());
     s.endGroup();
-    m_project_manager->readSettings();
+    m_project_manager->loadSettings();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::writeSettings()
diff --git a/GUI/View/Main/MainWindow.h b/GUI/View/Main/MainWindow.h
index 5097970b4fc1192bdd84bef629f22c34226e02df..a4d73c1b0f69d00c9fba52bf9c5fd2b0b0399533 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Main/MainWindow.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Main/MainWindow.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private:
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event) override;
     void initApplication();
 
-    void readSettings();
+    void loadSettings();
     void writeSettings();
 
     //! Recalculate the size of the view selection buttons to show complete button text
diff --git a/GUI/View/Manager/ProjectManager.cpp b/GUI/View/Manager/ProjectManager.cpp
index 652767c49528275a7b22f61af015d3a042cdd302..474097b4ffebeb41b88667f8249c9324d535f73f 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Manager/ProjectManager.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Manager/ProjectManager.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ProjectManager::~ProjectManager() = default;
 
 //! Reads settings of ProjectManager from global settings.
 
-void ProjectManager::readSettings()
+void ProjectManager::loadSettings()
 {
     QSettings s;
     m_working_directory = QDir::homePath();
diff --git a/GUI/View/Manager/ProjectManager.h b/GUI/View/Manager/ProjectManager.h
index 56d9da12a05b5faf4ab4ebd52fea86ff2c9abffa..f2d6f2b9616b1738f2078352cc736d57377951f3 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Manager/ProjectManager.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Manager/ProjectManager.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
     ProjectManager(QObject* parent);
     ~ProjectManager() override;
 
-    void readSettings();
+    void loadSettings();
     void writeSettings();
 
     bool saveOnQuit();