diff --git a/lib/rucio/core/heartbeat.py b/lib/rucio/core/heartbeat.py
index f18c344f39..0de16d34ef 100644
--- a/lib/rucio/core/heartbeat.py
+++ b/lib/rucio/core/heartbeat.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 from rucio.common.exception import DatabaseException
 from rucio.common.utils import pid_exists
-from rucio.db.sqla.models import Heartbeats
+from rucio.db.sqla.models import Heartbeat
 from rucio.db.sqla.session import read_session, transactional_session
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -93,36 +93,36 @@ def _sanity_check(
     :param session: The database session in use.
     """
     base_stmt = select(
-        Heartbeats.pid
+        Heartbeat.pid
     ).distinct(
     ).where(
-        Heartbeats.hostname == hostname
+        Heartbeat.hostname == hostname
     )
     if executable:
         if not hash_executable:
             hash_executable = calc_hash(executable)
 
         stmt = base_stmt.where(
-            Heartbeats.executable == hash_executable
+            Heartbeat.executable == hash_executable
         )
         for pid in session.execute(stmt).scalars().all():
             if not pid_exists(pid):
                 stmt = delete(
-                    Heartbeats
+                    Heartbeat
                 ).where(
-                    and_(Heartbeats.executable == hash_executable,
-                         Heartbeats.hostname == hostname,
-                         Heartbeats.pid == pid)
+                    and_(Heartbeat.executable == hash_executable,
+                         Heartbeat.hostname == hostname,
+                         Heartbeat.pid == pid)
                 )
                 session.execute(stmt)
     else:
         for pid in session.execute(base_stmt).scalars().all():
             if not pid_exists(pid):
                 stmt = delete(
-                    Heartbeats
+                    Heartbeat
                 ).where(
-                    and_(Heartbeats.hostname == hostname,
-                         Heartbeats.pid == pid)
+                    and_(Heartbeat.hostname == hostname,
+                         Heartbeat.pid == pid)
                 )
                 session.execute(stmt)
 
@@ -172,45 +172,45 @@ def live(
 
     # upsert the heartbeat
     stmt = update(
-        Heartbeats
+        Heartbeat
     ).where(
-        and_(Heartbeats.executable == hash_executable,
-             Heartbeats.hostname == hostname,
-             Heartbeats.pid == pid,
-             Heartbeats.thread_id == thread_id)
+        and_(Heartbeat.executable == hash_executable,
+             Heartbeat.hostname == hostname,
+             Heartbeat.pid == pid,
+             Heartbeat.thread_id == thread_id)
     ).values({
-        Heartbeats.updated_at: datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
-        Heartbeats.payload: payload
+        Heartbeat.updated_at: datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
+        Heartbeat.payload: payload
     })
     if not session.execute(stmt).rowcount:
-        Heartbeats(executable=hash_executable,
-                   readable=executable[:Heartbeats.readable.property.columns[0].type.length],
-                   hostname=hostname,
-                   pid=pid,
-                   thread_id=thread_id,
-                   thread_name=thread_name,
-                   payload=payload).save(session=session)
+        Heartbeat(executable=hash_executable,
+                  readable=executable[:Heartbeat.readable.property.columns[0].type.length],
+                  hostname=hostname,
+                  pid=pid,
+                  thread_id=thread_id,
+                  thread_name=thread_name,
+                  payload=payload).save(session=session)
 
     # assign thread identifier
     stmt = select(
-        Heartbeats.hostname,
-        Heartbeats.pid,
-        Heartbeats.thread_id
+        Heartbeat.hostname,
+        Heartbeat.pid,
+        Heartbeat.thread_id
     ).with_hint(
-        Heartbeats,
+        Heartbeat,
         'INDEX(HEARTBEATS HEARTBEATS_PK)',
         'oracle'
     ).where(
-        and_(Heartbeats.executable == hash_executable,
-             Heartbeats.updated_at >= datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=older_than))
+        and_(Heartbeat.executable == hash_executable,
+             Heartbeat.updated_at >= datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=older_than))
     ).group_by(
-        Heartbeats.hostname,
-        Heartbeats.pid,
-        Heartbeats.thread_id
+        Heartbeat.hostname,
+        Heartbeat.pid,
+        Heartbeat.thread_id
     ).order_by(
-        Heartbeats.hostname,
-        Heartbeats.pid,
-        Heartbeats.thread_id
+        Heartbeat.hostname,
+        Heartbeat.pid,
+        Heartbeat.thread_id
     )
     result = session.execute(stmt).all()
 
@@ -252,17 +252,17 @@ def die(
         hash_executable = calc_hash(executable)
 
     stmt = delete(
-        Heartbeats
+        Heartbeat
     ).where(
-        and_(Heartbeats.executable == hash_executable,
-             Heartbeats.hostname == hostname,
-             Heartbeats.pid == pid,
-             Heartbeats.thread_id == thread.ident)
+        and_(Heartbeat.executable == hash_executable,
+             Heartbeat.hostname == hostname,
+             Heartbeat.pid == pid,
+             Heartbeat.thread_id == thread.ident)
     )
 
     if older_than:
         stmt = stmt.where(
-            Heartbeats.updated_at < datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=older_than)
+            Heartbeat.updated_at < datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=older_than)
         )
     session.execute(stmt)
 
@@ -277,12 +277,12 @@ def cardiac_arrest(older_than: Optional[int] = None, *, session: "Session") -> N
     """
 
     stmt = delete(
-        Heartbeats
+        Heartbeat
     )
 
     if older_than:
         stmt = stmt.where(
-            Heartbeats.updated_at < datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=older_than)
+            Heartbeat.updated_at < datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=older_than)
         )
     session.execute(stmt)
 
@@ -298,17 +298,17 @@ def list_heartbeats(*, session: "Session") -> list["HeartbeatDict"]:
     """
 
     stmt = select(
-        Heartbeats.readable,
-        Heartbeats.hostname,
-        Heartbeats.pid,
-        Heartbeats.thread_name,
-        Heartbeats.updated_at,
-        Heartbeats.created_at,
-        Heartbeats.payload
+        Heartbeat.readable,
+        Heartbeat.hostname,
+        Heartbeat.pid,
+        Heartbeat.thread_name,
+        Heartbeat.updated_at,
+        Heartbeat.created_at,
+        Heartbeat.payload
     ).order_by(
-        Heartbeats.readable,
-        Heartbeats.hostname,
-        Heartbeats.thread_name
+        Heartbeat.readable,
+        Heartbeat.hostname,
+        Heartbeat.thread_name
     )
 
     result = session.execute(stmt).all()
@@ -340,15 +340,15 @@ def list_payload_counts(
     if not hash_executable:
         hash_executable = calc_hash(executable)
     stmt = select(
-        Heartbeats.payload,
-        func.count(Heartbeats.payload)
+        Heartbeat.payload,
+        func.count(Heartbeat.payload)
     ).where(
-        and_(Heartbeats.executable == hash_executable,
-             Heartbeats.updated_at >= datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=older_than))
+        and_(Heartbeat.executable == hash_executable,
+             Heartbeat.updated_at >= datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=older_than))
     ).group_by(
-        Heartbeats.payload
+        Heartbeat.payload
     ).order_by(
-        Heartbeats.payload
+        Heartbeat.payload
     )
 
     return dict((payload, count) for payload, count in session.execute(stmt).all() if payload)
diff --git a/lib/rucio/db/sqla/models.py b/lib/rucio/db/sqla/models.py
index 408c927b80..c3135fd467 100644
--- a/lib/rucio/db/sqla/models.py
+++ b/lib/rucio/db/sqla/models.py
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ class ConfigHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     _table_args = ()
 
 
-class Heartbeats(BASE, ModelBase):
+class Heartbeat(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the status and heartbeat of the running daemons and services"""
     __tablename__ = 'heartbeats'
     executable: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))  # SHA-2
diff --git a/tests/test_heartbeat.py b/tests/test_heartbeat.py
index 232332ae97..01abe1569c 100644
--- a/tests/test_heartbeat.py
+++ b/tests/test_heartbeat.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy import delete, update
 
 from rucio.core.heartbeat import cardiac_arrest, die, list_heartbeats, list_payload_counts, live, sanity_check
-from rucio.db.sqla.models import Heartbeats
+from rucio.db.sqla.models import Heartbeat
 from rucio.db.sqla.session import transactional_session
 
 
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ def _create_executable():
     yield _create_executable
 
     stmt = delete(
-        Heartbeats
+        Heartbeat
     ).where(
-        Heartbeats.executable.in_(executables)
+        Heartbeat.executable.in_(executables)
     )
     db_session.execute(stmt)
 
@@ -165,19 +165,19 @@ def __forge_updated_at(*, session=None):
             two_days_ago = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=2)
             a_dozen_hours_ago = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(hours=12)
             stmt = update(
-                Heartbeats
+                Heartbeat
             ).where(
-                Heartbeats.hostname == 'host1'
+                Heartbeat.hostname == 'host1'
             ).values({
-                Heartbeats.updated_at: two_days_ago
+                Heartbeat.updated_at: two_days_ago
             })
             session.execute(stmt)
             stmt = update(
-                Heartbeats
+                Heartbeat
             ).where(
-                Heartbeats.hostname == 'host2'
+                Heartbeat.hostname == 'host2'
             ).values({
-                Heartbeats.updated_at: a_dozen_hours_ago
+                Heartbeat.updated_at: a_dozen_hours_ago
             })
             session.execute(stmt)