diff --git a/python/damask/_result.py b/python/damask/_result.py
index 18b7b4b6e..677dfc93a 100644
--- a/python/damask/_result.py
+++ b/python/damask/_result.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Result:
         Parameters
         ----------
         fname : str
-            name of the DADF5 file to be openend.
+            name of the DADF5 file to be opened.
 
         """
         with h5py.File(fname,'r') as f:
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class Result:
               util.bcolors().ENDC)
         self._allow_modification = True
 
-    def forbid_modification(self):
+    def disallow_modification(self):
         self._allow_modification = False
 
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class Result:
                     f[path_new].attrs['Renamed'] = 'Original name: {}'.encode()
                     del f[path_old]
         else:
-            print('Rename operation not permitted')
+            raise PermissionError('Rename operation not permitted')
 
 
   # def datamerger(regular expression to filter groups into one copy)
diff --git a/python/tests/test_Result.py b/python/tests/test_Result.py
index 5ceebc1c4..d7946e5e0 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_Result.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_Result.py
@@ -281,15 +281,14 @@ class TestResult:
 
         default.add_Cauchy()
         loc = default.get_dataset_location('sigma')
-        print(loc)
         with h5py.File(default.fname,'r') as f:
             created_first = f[loc[0]].attrs['Created'].decode()
         created_first = datetime.strptime(created_first,'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
 
         if overwrite == 'on':
-            default.enable_overwrite()
+            default.allow_modification()
         else:
-            default.disable_overwrite()
+            default.disallow_modification()
 
         time.sleep(2.)
         default.add_calculation('sigma','#sigma#*0.0+311.','not the Cauchy stress')
@@ -301,6 +300,18 @@ class TestResult:
         else:
             assert created_first == created_second and not np.allclose(default.read_dataset(loc),311.)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('allowed',['off','on'])
+    def test_rename(self,default,allowed):
+        F = default.read_dataset(default.get_dataset_location('F'))
+        if allowed == 'on':
+            default.allow_modification()
+            default.rename('F','new_name')
+            assert np.all(F == default.read_dataset(default.get_dataset_location('new_name')))
+            default.disallow_modification()
+
+        with pytest.raises(PermissionError):
+            default.rename('P','another_new_name')
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('output',['F',[],['F','P']])
     def test_vtk(self,tmp_path,default,output):
         os.chdir(tmp_path)