diff --git a/userspace/libscap/scap.c b/userspace/libscap/scap.c
index 3c59ef1298..417920671b 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/scap.c
+++ b/userspace/libscap/scap.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ scap_t* scap_open_offline_int(const char* fname,
 	//
 	// Preliminary initializations
 	//
-	handle->m_mode = SCAP_MODE_FILE;
+	handle->m_mode = SCAP_MODE_CAPTURE;
 	handle->m_proc_callback = proc_callback;
 	handle->m_proc_callback_context = proc_callback_context;
 	handle->m_devs = NULL;
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ scap_t* scap_open(scap_open_args args, char *error)
 {
 	switch(args.mode)
 	{
-	case SCAP_MODE_FILE:
+	case SCAP_MODE_CAPTURE:
 		return scap_open_offline_int(args.fname, error,
 									 args.proc_callback, args.proc_callback_context,
 									 args.import_users, args.start_offset);
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ int32_t scap_next(scap_t* handle, OUT scap_evt** pevent, OUT uint16_t* pcpuid)
 
 	switch(handle->m_mode)
 	{
-	case SCAP_MODE_FILE:
+	case SCAP_MODE_CAPTURE:
 		res = scap_next_offline(handle, pevent, pcpuid);
 		break;
 	case SCAP_MODE_LIVE:
diff --git a/userspace/libscap/scap.h b/userspace/libscap/scap.h
index 8585f30f6d..99ec44ecb8 100644
--- a/userspace/libscap/scap.h
+++ b/userspace/libscap/scap.h
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ typedef void (*proc_entry_callback)(void* context,
   \brief Arguments for scap_open
 */
 typedef enum {
-	SCAP_MODE_FILE,
+	SCAP_MODE_CAPTURE,
 	SCAP_MODE_LIVE,
 	SCAP_MODE_NODRIVER
 } scap_mode_t;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.cpp
index 6ac2eafad5..55cd9a4d54 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void sinsp::init()
 	// importing the thread table, so that thread table filtering will work with
 	// container filters
 	//
-	if(is_offline())
+	if(is_capture())
 	{
 		uint64_t off = scap_ftell(m_h);
 		scap_evt* pevent;
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void sinsp::init()
 		}
 	}
 
-	if(is_offline() || m_filter_proc_table_when_saving == true)
+	if(is_capture() || m_filter_proc_table_when_saving == true)
 	{
 		import_thread_table();
 	}
@@ -542,9 +542,9 @@ void sinsp::open(string filename)
 	//
 	// Start the capture
 	//
-	m_mode = SCAP_MODE_FILE;
+	m_mode = SCAP_MODE_CAPTURE;
 	scap_open_args oargs;
-	oargs.mode = SCAP_MODE_FILE;
+	oargs.mode = SCAP_MODE_CAPTURE;
 	oargs.fname = filename.c_str();
 	oargs.proc_callback = NULL;
 	oargs.proc_callback_context = NULL;
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ void sinsp::on_new_entry_from_proc(void* context,
 	{
 		sinsp_threadinfo newti(this);
 		newti.init(tinfo);
-		if(m_mode == SCAP_MODE_NODRIVER)
+		if(is_nodriver())
 		{
 			auto sinsp_tinfo = find_thread(tid, true);
 			if(sinsp_tinfo == nullptr || newti.m_clone_ts > sinsp_tinfo->m_clone_ts)
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ void sinsp::import_ipv4_interface(const sinsp_ipv4_ifinfo& ifinfo)
 void sinsp::refresh_ifaddr_list()
 {
 #ifdef HAS_CAPTURE
-	if(!is_offline())
+	if(!is_capture())
 	{
 		ASSERT(m_network_interfaces);
 		scap_refresh_iflist(m_h);
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ int32_t sinsp::next(OUT sinsp_evt **puevt)
 	//
 	// Run the periodic connection and thread table cleanup
 	//
-	if(!is_offline())
+	if(!is_capture())
 	{
 		m_thread_manager->remove_inactive_threads();
 		m_container_manager.remove_inactive_containers();
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
index 400b04f54c..3ac81183f8 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ class SINSP_PUBLIC sinsp
 	/*!
 	  \brief Returns true if the current capture is offline
 	*/
-	inline bool is_offline()
+	inline bool is_capture()
 	{
-		return m_mode == SCAP_MODE_FILE;
+		return m_mode == SCAP_MODE_CAPTURE;
 	}
 
 	/*!
@@ -590,6 +590,14 @@ class SINSP_PUBLIC sinsp
 		return m_mode == SCAP_MODE_LIVE;
 	}
 
+	/*!
+	  \brief Returns true if the current capture is live
+	*/
+	inline bool is_nodriver()
+	{
+		return m_mode == SCAP_MODE_NODRIVER;
+	}
+
 	/*!
 	  \brief Set the debugging mode of the inspector.
 
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/threadinfo.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/threadinfo.cpp
index 2d7ba3ef06..a35f48145a 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/threadinfo.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/threadinfo.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void sinsp_threadinfo::init(scap_threadinfo* pi)
 	set_cgroups(pi->cgroups, pi->cgroups_len);
 	m_root = pi->root;
 	ASSERT(m_inspector);
-	m_inspector->m_container_manager.resolve_container(this, !m_inspector->is_offline());
+	m_inspector->m_container_manager.resolve_container(this, !m_inspector->is_capture());
 	//
 	// Prepare for filtering
 	//