diff --git a/analysis/import/SonarImporter/src/main/kotlin/de/maibornwolff/codecharta/importer/sonar/SonarMetricTranslatorFactory.kt b/analysis/import/SonarImporter/src/main/kotlin/de/maibornwolff/codecharta/importer/sonar/SonarMetricTranslatorFactory.kt
index 67fa8b8aa2c..7a86af0bcde 100644
--- a/analysis/import/SonarImporter/src/main/kotlin/de/maibornwolff/codecharta/importer/sonar/SonarMetricTranslatorFactory.kt
+++ b/analysis/import/SonarImporter/src/main/kotlin/de/maibornwolff/codecharta/importer/sonar/SonarMetricTranslatorFactory.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fun createMetricTranslator(): MetricNameTranslator {
         replacementMap["accessors"] = "accessors"
         replacementMap["commented_out_code_lines"] = "commented_out_loc"
         replacementMap["comment_lines"] = "comment_lines"
-        replacementMap["complexity"] = "mcc"
+        replacementMap["complexity"] = "sonar_complexity (formerly mcc)"
         replacementMap["function_complexity"] = "average_function_mcc"
         replacementMap["branch_coverage"] = "branch_coverage"
         replacementMap["functions"] = "functions"
diff --git a/analysis/import/SourceCodeParser/src/main/kotlin/de/maibornwolff/codecharta/importer/sourcecodeparser/sonaranalyzers/SonarAnalyzer.kt b/analysis/import/SourceCodeParser/src/main/kotlin/de/maibornwolff/codecharta/importer/sourcecodeparser/sonaranalyzers/SonarAnalyzer.kt
index e9b702c785a..88cb555edb5 100644
--- a/analysis/import/SourceCodeParser/src/main/kotlin/de/maibornwolff/codecharta/importer/sourcecodeparser/sonaranalyzers/SonarAnalyzer.kt
+++ b/analysis/import/SourceCodeParser/src/main/kotlin/de/maibornwolff/codecharta/importer/sourcecodeparser/sonaranalyzers/SonarAnalyzer.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ protected lateinit var sensorContext: SensorContextTester
     protected open fun translateMetricNames(metricKey: String): String {
         return when (metricKey) {
             "commented_out_code_lines" -> "commented_out_loc"
-            "complexity" -> "mcc"
+            "complexity" -> "complexity (formerly mcc)"
             "function_complexity" -> "average_function_mcc"
             "lines" -> "loc"
             "ncloc" -> "rloc"