diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/LagoInitializer.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/lago.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from gtsam/nonlinear/LagoInitializer.cpp
rename to gtsam/nonlinear/lago.cpp
index 3451beaf3..e2f13fded 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/LagoInitializer.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/lago.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 /**
- *  @file  LagoInitializer.h
+ *  @file  lago.h
  *  @author Luca Carlone
  *  @author Frank Dellaert
  *  @date   May 14, 2014
  */
 
-#include <gtsam/nonlinear/LagoInitializer.h>
+#include <gtsam/nonlinear/lago.h>
 #include <gtsam/slam/dataset.h>
 #include <boost/math/special_functions.hpp>
 
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/LagoInitializer.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/lago.h
similarity index 99%
rename from gtsam/nonlinear/LagoInitializer.h
rename to gtsam/nonlinear/lago.h
index b351365c1..91f6ecd97 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/LagoInitializer.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/lago.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 /**
- *  @file  LagoInitializer.h
+ *  @file  lago.h
  *  @brief Initialize Pose2 in a factor graph using LAGO
  *  (Linear Approximation for Graph Optimization). see papers:
  *
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLagoInitializer.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLago.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLagoInitializer.cpp
rename to gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLago.cpp
index 64e43ae9b..576266f22 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLagoInitializer.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLago.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <gtsam/slam/BetweenFactor.h>
 
 #include <gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearFactorGraph.h>
-#include <gtsam/nonlinear/LagoInitializer.h>
+#include <gtsam/nonlinear/lago.h>
 
 #include <gtsam/base/TestableAssertions.h>
 #include <CppUnitLite/TestHarness.h>