diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 6ca0134f0..81ddde769 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ pipeline {
                 timeout(time: 1, unit: 'HOURS') { 
 				    script {
 					    // these are the statuses that we'll allow
-					    def alowableStatuses = ['OK','WARN']
+					    def allowableQualityGateStatuses = ['OK','WARN']
 						
 						// we need to wait for the quality check to complete
-                        def qg = waitForQualityGate() 
+                        def qualityGate = waitForQualityGate() 
 						
 						// if the status we got back, isn't one of the logal ones, then
 						// we need o fail the build
-                        if (!allowableStatuses.contains(qg.status)) {
+                        if (!allowableQualityGateStatuses.contains(qualityGate.status)) {
                             error "Pipeline aborted due to quality gate failure: ${qg.status}"
                         }
                     }