diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
index c5c2e5c4..9e148057 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void falco_outputs::reopen_outputs()
 
 void falco_outputs::stop_worker()
 {
-	Watchdog<void *> wd;
+	watchdog<void *> wd;
 	wd.start([&](void *) -> void {
 		falco_logger::log(LOG_NOTICE, "output channels still blocked, discarding all remaining notifications\n");
 		m_queue.clear();
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ inline void falco_outputs::push(ctrl_msg_type cmt)
 
 void falco_outputs::worker()
 {
-	Watchdog<std::string> wd;
+	watchdog<std::string> wd;
 	wd.start([&](std::string payload) -> void {
 		falco_logger::log(LOG_CRIT, "\"" + payload + "\" output timeout, all output channels are blocked\n");
 	});
diff --git a/userspace/falco/watchdog.h b/userspace/falco/watchdog.h
index 7ee3b895..bb4e03b9 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/watchdog.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/watchdog.h
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <atomic>
 
 template<typename _T>
-class Watchdog
+class watchdog
 {
 public:
-	Watchdog():
+	watchdog():
 		m_timeout(nullptr),
 		m_is_running(false)
 	{
 	}
 
-	~Watchdog()
+	~watchdog()
 	{
 		stop();
 	}