diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/index.js b/backend/src/middleware/index.js
index 592e25a60..22e92e1a3 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import orderBy from './orderByMiddleware'
 import validation from './validation/validationMiddleware'
 import notifications from './notifications/notificationsMiddleware'
 import hashtags from './hashtags/hashtagsMiddleware'
-import email from './email/emailMiddleware'
+import login from './login/loginMiddleware'
 import sentry from './sentryMiddleware'
 import languages from './languages/languages'
 import userInteractions from './userInteractions'
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default (schema) => {
     validation,
     sluggify,
     excerpt,
-    email,
+    login,
     notifications,
     hashtags,
     softDelete,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export default (schema) => {
     'sluggify',
     'languages',
     'excerpt',
-    'email',
+    'login',
     'notifications',
     'hashtags',
     'softDelete',
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/email/emailMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/login/loginMiddleware.js
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/src/middleware/email/emailMiddleware.js
rename to backend/src/middleware/login/loginMiddleware.js
diff --git a/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlideEmail.vue b/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlideEmail.vue
index 5289248cc..045269f00 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlideEmail.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlideEmail.vue
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export default {
           this.sliderData.setSliderValuesCallback(null, {
             sliderSettings: { buttonLoading: true },
           })
-          const response = await this.$apollo.mutate({ mutation: SignupMutation, variables }) // e-mail is send in emailMiddleware of backend
+          const response = await this.$apollo.mutate({ mutation: SignupMutation, variables }) // e-mail is send in loginMiddleware of backend
           this.sliderData.setSliderValuesCallback(null, {
             sliderData: { request: { variables }, response: response.data },
           })