diff --git a/bauh/api/abstract/model.py b/bauh/api/abstract/model.py
index 7158462c..e674cf32 100644
--- a/bauh/api/abstract/model.py
+++ b/bauh/api/abstract/model.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import List, Optional
 
-from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_DIR
 
 
 class CustomSoftwareAction:
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class SoftwarePackage(ABC):
         """
         :return: base cache path for the specific app type
         """
-        return f'{CACHE_PATH}/{self.get_type()}'
+        return f'{CACHE_DIR}/{self.get_type()}'
 
     def can_be_updated(self) -> bool:
         """
diff --git a/bauh/api/paths.py b/bauh/api/paths.py
index 88be86c4..621fb649 100644
--- a/bauh/api/paths.py
+++ b/bauh/api/paths.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from bauh import __app_name__
 from bauh.api import user
 
-CACHE_PATH = f'/var/cache/{__app_name__}' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.cache/{__app_name__}'
+CACHE_DIR = f'/var/cache/{__app_name__}' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.cache/{__app_name__}'
 CONFIG_DIR = f'/etc/{__app_name__}' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.config/{__app_name__}'
 USER_THEMES_DIR = f'/usr/share/{__app_name__}/themes' if user.is_root() else f'{Path.home()}/.local/share/{__app_name__}/themes'
 DESKTOP_ENTRIES_DIR = '{}/.local/share/applications'.format(str(Path.home()))
diff --git a/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py b/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
index 5c8e30d6..a301da6f 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/appimage/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
-from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_DIR
 from bauh.commons import resource
 
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ APPIMAGE_CONFIG_DIR = f'{CONFIG_DIR}/appimage'
 UPDATES_IGNORED_FILE = f'{APPIMAGE_CONFIG_DIR}/updates_ignored.txt'
 SYMLINKS_DIR = '{}/.local/bin'.format(str(Path.home()))
 URL_COMPRESSED_DATABASES = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinifmor/bauh-files/master/appimage/dbs.tar.gz'
-APPIMAGE_CACHE_PATH = f'{CACHE_PATH}/appimage'
+APPIMAGE_CACHE_PATH = f'{CACHE_DIR}/appimage'
 DATABASE_APPS_FILE = f'{APPIMAGE_CACHE_PATH}/apps.db'
 DATABASE_RELEASES_FILE = f'{APPIMAGE_CACHE_PATH}/releases.db'
 DATABASES_TS_FILE = f'{APPIMAGE_CACHE_PATH}/dbs.ts'
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/__init__.py b/bauh/gems/arch/__init__.py
index ba3b64ae..8abaa524 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/__init__.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import os
 
-from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_DIR
 from bauh.commons import resource
 
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 BUILD_DIR = f'{TEMP_DIR}/arch'
-ARCH_CACHE_PATH = f'{CACHE_PATH}/arch'
+ARCH_CACHE_PATH = f'{CACHE_DIR}/arch'
 CATEGORIES_FILE_PATH = f'{ARCH_CACHE_PATH}/categories.txt'
 URL_CATEGORIES_FILE = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinifmor/bauh-files/master/arch/categories.txt'
 URL_GPG_SERVERS = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinifmor/bauh-files/master/arch/gpgservers.txt'
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/database.py b/bauh/gems/arch/database.py
index cbc4cd68..63a17f80 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/database.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/database.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ from logging import Logger
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
-from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_DIR
 from bauh.commons.system import ProcessHandler
 
-SYNC_FILE = f'{CACHE_PATH}/arch/db_sync'
+SYNC_FILE = f'{CACHE_DIR}/arch/db_sync'
 
 
 def should_sync(arch_config: dict, aur_supported: bool, handler: Optional[ProcessHandler], logger: logging.Logger):
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/mirrors.py b/bauh/gems/arch/mirrors.py
index fa9ce454..81dacebd 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/mirrors.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/mirrors.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from logging import Logger
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_DIR
 
-SYNC_FILE = f'{CACHE_PATH}/arch/mirrors_sync'
+SYNC_FILE = f'{CACHE_DIR}/arch/mirrors_sync'
 
 
 def should_sync(logger: logging.Logger):
diff --git a/bauh/gems/snap/__init__.py b/bauh/gems/snap/__init__.py
index d2d25497..db4b5efb 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/snap/__init__.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/snap/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import os
 
-from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, CACHE_DIR
 from bauh.commons import resource
 
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-SNAP_CACHE_PATH = f'{CACHE_PATH}/snap'
+SNAP_CACHE_PATH = f'{CACHE_DIR}/snap'
 CONFIG_FILE = f'{CONFIG_DIR}/snap.yml'
 CATEGORIES_FILE_PATH = f'{SNAP_CACHE_PATH}/categories.txt'
 URL_CATEGORIES_FILE = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinifmor/bauh-files/master/snap/categories.txt'
diff --git a/bauh/gems/web/__init__.py b/bauh/gems/web/__init__.py
index 43e47df9..928f8535 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/web/__init__.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/web/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from bauh.api.paths import DESKTOP_ENTRIES_DIR, CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import DESKTOP_ENTRIES_DIR, CONFIG_DIR, TEMP_DIR, CACHE_DIR
 from bauh.commons import resource
 from bauh.commons.util import map_timestamp_file
 
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 WEB_PATH = '{}/.local/share/bauh/web'.format(Path.home())
-WEB_CACHE_PATH = f'{CACHE_PATH}/web'
+WEB_CACHE_PATH = f'{CACHE_DIR}/web'
 INSTALLED_PATH = '{}/installed'.format(WEB_PATH)
 ENV_PATH = '{}/env'.format(WEB_PATH)
 FIXES_PATH = '{}/fixes'.format(WEB_PATH)
diff --git a/bauh/view/core/tray_client.py b/bauh/view/core/tray_client.py
index 7b283f58..1bdad0f9 100644
--- a/bauh/view/core/tray_client.py
+++ b/bauh/view/core/tray_client.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_DIR
 
-TRAY_CHECK_FILE = f'{CACHE_PATH}/notify_tray'  # it is a file that signals to the tray icon it should recheck for updates
+TRAY_CHECK_FILE = f'{CACHE_DIR}/notify_tray'  # it is a file that signals to the tray icon it should recheck for updates
 
 
 def notify_tray():
-    Path(CACHE_PATH).mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+    Path(CACHE_DIR).mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
 
     with open(TRAY_CHECK_FILE, 'w+') as f:
         f.write('')
diff --git a/bauh/view/core/update.py b/bauh/view/core/update.py
index 3eb91ff9..168fdb20 100644
--- a/bauh/view/core/update.py
+++ b/bauh/view/core/update.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
 from bauh import __app_name__, __version__
 from bauh.api.http import HttpClient
-from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CACHE_DIR
 from bauh.commons.html import bold, link
 from bauh.view.util.translation import I18n
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def check_for_update(logger: logging.Logger, http_client: HttpClient, i18n: I18n
                     break
 
             if latest and latest.get('tag_name'):
-                notifications_dir = f'{CACHE_PATH}/updates'
+                notifications_dir = f'{CACHE_DIR}/updates'
                 release_file = '{}/{}{}'.format(notifications_dir, '' if not tray else 'tray_', latest['tag_name'])
                 if os.path.exists(release_file):
                     logger.info("Release {} already notified".format(latest['tag_name']))
diff --git a/bauh/view/util/util.py b/bauh/view/util/util.py
index 8f126628..4d9078df 100644
--- a/bauh/view/util/util.py
+++ b/bauh/view/util/util.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from colorama import Fore
 
 from bauh import __app_name__
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager
-from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, CACHE_PATH
+from bauh.api.paths import CONFIG_DIR, CACHE_DIR
 from bauh.commons.system import run_cmd
 from bauh.view.util import resource
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def clean_app_files(managers: List[SoftwareManager], logs: bool = True):
     if logs:
         print('[bauh] Cleaning configuration and cache files')
 
-    for path in (CACHE_PATH, CONFIG_DIR):
+    for path in (CACHE_DIR, CONFIG_DIR):
         if logs:
             print('[bauh] Deleting directory {}'.format(path))