diff --git a/common/python/nomadcore/simple_parser.py b/common/python/nomadcore/simple_parser.py
index 54cb1fd1f029bb1c811d1a7b46fc69a6842ca5f3..66d37cf3009ea6ddb3cde7e1ccf1fcb8bbd61194 100644
--- a/common/python/nomadcore/simple_parser.py
+++ b/common/python/nomadcore/simple_parser.py
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ class CompiledMatcher(object):
 
     def handleMatchTelemetry(self, parser, match, line, targetStartEnd):
         match_telemetry = self.getMatchTelemetry(parser, match, line, targetStartEnd)
-        parser.updateTelemetryCounters(match_telemetry)
+        parser.updateParsingStats(match_telemetry)
         parser.backend.addMatchTelemetry(match_telemetry)
         parser.annotator.annotate(match_telemetry)
 
@@ -1072,9 +1072,9 @@ class SimpleParser(object):
         # by default, ignore empty lines in coverage analysis
         self.coverageIgnore = getattr(superContext, 'coverageIgnore',
                                       re.compile(r"^\s*$"))
-        self.telemetry_counter = {}
+        self.parsingStats = {}
         for counter in ['total', 'ignore', 'match', 'partial', 'unmatched']:
-            self.telemetry_counter[counter] = 0
+            self.parsingStats[counter] = 0
         if annotate:
             annofilename=fIn.fIn.name + ".annotate"
         else:
@@ -1172,17 +1172,17 @@ class SimpleParser(object):
         while self.parseStep():
             pass
 
-    def updateTelemetryCounters(self, matchTelemetry):
+    def updateParsingStats(self, matchTelemetry):
         # update counters
-        self.telemetry_counter['total'] += 1
+        self.parsingStats['total'] += 1
         if matchTelemetry['coverageIgnore']:
-            self.telemetry_counter['ignore'] += 1
+            self.parsingStats['ignore'] += 1
         elif matchTelemetry['match'] > 1:
-            self.telemetry_counter['match'] += 1
+            self.parsingStats['match'] += 1
         elif matchTelemetry['match']:
-            self.telemetry_counter['partial'] += 1
+            self.parsingStats['partial'] += 1
         else:
-            self.telemetry_counter['unmatched'] += 1
+            self.parsingStats['unmatched'] += 1
 
 
 def compileParser(simpleParser, metaInfo, metaInfoToKeep, default_units=None, metainfo_units=None, strValueTransform=None):