diff --git a/python/conftest.py b/python/conftest.py
index 09817b6b..5455a57b 100644
--- a/python/conftest.py
+++ b/python/conftest.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def acfactory(pytestconfig, tmpdir, request):
         def get_offline_account(self):
             self.offline_count += 1
             tmpdb = tmpdir.join("offlinedb%d" % self.offline_count)
-            ac = Account(tmpdb.strpath, _logid="ac{}".format(self.offline_count))
+            ac = Account(tmpdb.strpath, logid="ac{}".format(self.offline_count))
             ac._evlogger.set_timeout(2)
             return ac
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def acfactory(pytestconfig, tmpdir, request):
             self.live_count += 1
             configdict = self.configlist.pop(0)
             tmpdb = tmpdir.join("livedb%d" % self.live_count)
-            ac = Account(tmpdb.strpath, _logid="ac{}".format(self.live_count))
+            ac = Account(tmpdb.strpath, logid="ac{}".format(self.live_count))
             ac._evlogger.set_timeout(10)
             ac.set_config(**configdict)
             if started:
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/account.py b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
index 2d990bf5..e383d87c 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/account.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ class EventHandler:
 
 
 class EventLogger:
-    def __init__(self, dc_context, _logid=None, debug=True):
+    def __init__(self, dc_context, logid=None, debug=True):
         self.dc_context = dc_context
         self._event_queue = Queue()
         self._debug = debug
-        if _logid is None:
-            _logid = str(self.dc_context).strip(">").split()[-1]
-        self._logid = _logid
+        if logid is None:
+            logid = str(self.dc_context).strip(">").split()[-1]
+        self.logid = logid
         self._timeout = None
 
     def __call__(self, evt_name, data1, data2):
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class EventLogger:
             t = threading.currentThread()
             tname = getattr(t, "name", t)
             print("[{}-{}] {}({!r},{!r})".format(
-                 tname, self._logid, evt_name, data1, data2))
+                 tname, self.logid, evt_name, data1, data2))
 
 
 class Contact:
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Message:
 
 
 class Account:
-    def __init__(self, db_path, _logid=None):
+    def __init__(self, db_path, logid=None):
         self.dc_context = ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(
                                   capi.lib.py_dc_callback,
                                   capi.ffi.NULL, capi.ffi.NULL)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Account:
             db_path = db_path.encode("utf8")
         capi.lib.dc_open(ctx, db_path, capi.ffi.NULL)
         self._evhandler = EventHandler(self.dc_context)
-        self._evlogger = EventLogger(self.dc_context, _logid)
+        self._evlogger = EventLogger(self.dc_context, logid)
         self._threads = IOThreads(self.dc_context)
 
     def set_config(self, **kwargs):