diff --git a/karapace/schema_reader.py b/karapace/schema_reader.py
index 59579ec3c..9b25b3ad4 100644
--- a/karapace/schema_reader.py
+++ b/karapace/schema_reader.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         # This event controls when the Reader should stop running, it will be
         # set by another thread (e.g. `KarapaceSchemaRegistry`)
-        self._stop = Event()
+        self._stop_schema_reader = Event()
 
         self.key_formatter = key_formatter
 
@@ -157,45 +157,45 @@ def __init__(
 
     def close(self) -> None:
         LOG.info("Closing schema_reader")
-        self._stop.set()
+        self._stop_schema_reader.set()
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         with ExitStack() as stack:
-            while not self._stop.is_set() and self.admin_client is None:
+            while not self._stop_schema_reader.is_set() and self.admin_client is None:
                 try:
                     self.admin_client = _create_admin_client_from_config(self.config)
                 except (NodeNotReadyError, NoBrokersAvailable, AssertionError):
                     LOG.warning("[Admin Client] No Brokers available yet. Retrying")
-                    self._stop.wait(timeout=KAFKA_CLIENT_CREATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+                    self._stop_schema_reader.wait(timeout=KAFKA_CLIENT_CREATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
                 except KafkaConfigurationError:
                     LOG.exception("[Admin Client] Invalid configuration. Bailing")
                     raise
                 except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
                     LOG.exception("[Admin Client] Unexpected exception. Retrying")
                     self.stats.unexpected_exception(ex=e, where="admin_client_instantiation")
-                    self._stop.wait(timeout=2.0)
+                    self._stop_schema_reader.wait(timeout=2.0)
 
             assert self.admin_client is not None
 
-            while not self._stop.is_set() and self.consumer is None:
+            while not self._stop_schema_reader.is_set() and self.consumer is None:
                 try:
                     self.consumer = _create_consumer_from_config(self.config)
                     stack.enter_context(closing(self.consumer))
                 except (NodeNotReadyError, NoBrokersAvailable, AssertionError):
                     LOG.warning("[Consumer] No Brokers available yet. Retrying")
-                    self._stop.wait(timeout=2.0)
+                    self._stop_schema_reader.wait(timeout=2.0)
                 except KafkaConfigurationError:
                     LOG.exception("[Consumer] Invalid configuration. Bailing")
                     raise
                 except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
                     LOG.exception("[Consumer] Unexpected exception. Retrying")
                     self.stats.unexpected_exception(ex=e, where="consumer_instantiation")
-                    self._stop.wait(timeout=KAFKA_CLIENT_CREATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+                    self._stop_schema_reader.wait(timeout=KAFKA_CLIENT_CREATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
 
             assert self.consumer is not None
 
             schema_topic_exists = False
-            while not self._stop.is_set() and not schema_topic_exists:
+            while not self._stop_schema_reader.is_set() and not schema_topic_exists:
                 try:
                     LOG.info("[Schema Topic] Creating %r", self.config["topic_name"])
                     topic = self.admin_client.new_topic(
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ def run(self) -> None:
                         "[Schema Topic] Failed to create topic %r, not enough Kafka brokers ready yet, retrying",
                         topic.topic,
                     )
-                    self._stop.wait(timeout=SCHEMA_TOPIC_CREATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+                    self._stop_schema_reader.wait(timeout=SCHEMA_TOPIC_CREATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
                 except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
                     LOG.exception("[Schema Topic] Failed to create %r, retrying", topic.topic)
-                    self._stop.wait(timeout=SCHEMA_TOPIC_CREATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+                    self._stop_schema_reader.wait(timeout=SCHEMA_TOPIC_CREATION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
 
-            while not self._stop.is_set():
+            while not self._stop_schema_reader.is_set():
                 if self.offset == OFFSET_UNINITIALIZED:
                     # Handles also a unusual case of purged schemas topic where starting offset can be > 0
                     # and no records to process.