diff --git a/build/nsis.install.nsh b/build/nsis.install.nsh
index 4cf631354f..13afc67125 100644
--- a/build/nsis.install.nsh
+++ b/build/nsis.install.nsh
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ Section "Geth" GETH_IDX
   SimpleFC::AdvAddRule "Geth UDP discovery (UDP:30303)" "" 17 2 1 2147483647 1 "$INSTDIR\geth.exe" "" "" "Ethereum" "" 30303 "" ""
 
   # Set default IPC endpoint (https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/147)
-  ${EnvVarUpdate} $0 "ETHEREUM_SOCKET" "R" "HKLM" "\\.\pipe\geth.ipc"
-  ${EnvVarUpdate} $0 "ETHEREUM_SOCKET" "A" "HKLM" "\\.\pipe\geth.ipc"
+  ${EnvVarUpdate} $0 "ETHEREUM_SOCKET" "R" "HKLM" "\\.\pipe\gubiq.ipc"
+  ${EnvVarUpdate} $0 "ETHEREUM_SOCKET" "A" "HKLM" "\\.\pipe\gubiq.ipc"
 
   # Add geth to PATH
   ${EnvVarUpdate} $0 "PATH" "A" "HKLM" $INSTDIR
diff --git a/build/nsis.uninstall.nsh b/build/nsis.uninstall.nsh
index ea7d5e2981..8f22a8d9b2 100644
--- a/build/nsis.uninstall.nsh
+++ b/build/nsis.uninstall.nsh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Section "Uninstall"
   SimpleFC::AdvRemoveRule "Geth UDP discovery (UDP:30303)"
 
   # Remove IPC endpoint (https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/147)
-  ${un.EnvVarUpdate} $0 "ETHEREUM_SOCKET" "R" "HKLM" "\\.\pipe\geth.ipc"
+  ${un.EnvVarUpdate} $0 "ETHEREUM_SOCKET" "R" "HKLM" "\\.\pipe\gubiq.ipc"
 
   # Remove install directory from PATH
   ${un.EnvVarUpdate} $0 "PATH" "R" "HKLM" $INSTDIR
diff --git a/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go b/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
index 0d72d54f37..15e9a2b5b1 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestIPCAttachWelcome(t *testing.T) {
 	} else {
 		ws := tmpdir(t)
 		defer os.RemoveAll(ws)
-		ipc = filepath.Join(ws, "geth.ipc")
+		ipc = filepath.Join(ws, "gubiq.ipc")
 	}
 	// Note: we need --shh because testAttachWelcome checks for default
 	// list of ipc modules and shh is included there.
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index b1fdf3acf4..0a65c71939 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ var (
 	IPCPathFlag = DirectoryFlag{
 		Name:  "ipcpath",
 		Usage: "Filename for IPC socket/pipe within the datadir (explicit paths escape it)",
-		Value: DirectoryString{"geth.ipc"},
+		Value: DirectoryString{"gubiq.ipc"},
 	}
 	WSEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "ws",
diff --git a/node/config_test.go b/node/config_test.go
index 96d6fc2c7c..ea7c6030b1 100644
--- a/node/config_test.go
+++ b/node/config_test.go
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ func TestIPCPathResolution(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"", "", false, ""},
 		{"data", "", false, ""},
-		{"", "geth.ipc", false, filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "geth.ipc")},
-		{"data", "geth.ipc", false, "data/geth.ipc"},
-		{"data", "./geth.ipc", false, "./geth.ipc"},
-		{"data", "/geth.ipc", false, "/geth.ipc"},
+		{"", "gubiq.ipc", false, filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "gubiq.ipc")},
+		{"data", "gubiq.ipc", false, "data/gubiq.ipc"},
+		{"data", "./gubiq.ipc", false, "./gubiq.ipc"},
+		{"data", "/gubiq.ipc", false, "/gubiq.ipc"},
 		{"", "", true, ``},
 		{"data", "", true, ``},
-		{"", "geth.ipc", true, `\\.\pipe\geth.ipc`},
-		{"data", "geth.ipc", true, `\\.\pipe\geth.ipc`},
-		{"data", `\\.\pipe\geth.ipc`, true, `\\.\pipe\geth.ipc`},
+		{"", "gubiq.ipc", true, `\\.\pipe\gubiq.ipc`},
+		{"data", "gubiq.ipc", true, `\\.\pipe\gubiq.ipc`},
+		{"data", `\\.\pipe\gubiq.ipc`, true, `\\.\pipe\gubiq.ipc`},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		// Only run when platform/test match
diff --git a/node/defaults.go b/node/defaults.go
index a580189df1..6db9988e54 100644
--- a/node/defaults.go
+++ b/node/defaults.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DefaultIPCSocket = "geth.ipc"  // Default (relative) name of the IPC RPC socket
+	DefaultIPCSocket = "gubiq.ipc"  // Default (relative) name of the IPC RPC socket
 	DefaultHTTPHost  = "localhost" // Default host interface for the HTTP RPC server
 	DefaultHTTPPort  = 8588        // Default TCP port for the HTTP RPC server
 	DefaultWSHost    = "localhost" // Default host interface for the websocket RPC server