diff --git a/devicehandlers/FixedSlotSequence.cpp b/devicehandlers/FixedSlotSequence.cpp
index f11de94b..f68733b0 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/FixedSlotSequence.cpp
+++ b/devicehandlers/FixedSlotSequence.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 
 FixedSlotSequence::FixedSlotSequence(uint32_t setLengthMs) :
-		slotLengthMs(setLengthMs) {
+		lengthMs(setLengthMs) {
 	current = slotList.begin();
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ uint32_t FixedSlotSequence::getIntervalToNextSlotMs() {
 	// the interval is calculated by subtracting the remaining time of the PST
 	// and adding the start time of the first handler in the list.
 	slotListIter = slotList.begin();
-	return slotLengthMs - oldTime + slotListIter->pollingTimeMs;
+	return lengthMs - oldTime + slotListIter->pollingTimeMs;
 }
 
 uint32_t FixedSlotSequence::getIntervalToPreviousSlotMs() {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ uint32_t FixedSlotSequence::getIntervalToPreviousSlotMs() {
 
 	//if it is the first slot, calculate difference to last slot
 	if (slotListIter == slotList.begin()){
-		return slotLengthMs - (--slotList.end())->pollingTimeMs + currentTime;
+		return lengthMs - (--slotList.end())->pollingTimeMs + currentTime;
 	}
 	// get previous slot
 	slotListIter--;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ bool FixedSlotSequence::slotFollowsImmediately() {
 }
 
 uint32_t FixedSlotSequence::getLengthMs() const {
-	return this->slotLengthMs;
+	return this->lengthMs;
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t FixedSlotSequence::checkSequence() const {
diff --git a/devicehandlers/FixedSlotSequence.h b/devicehandlers/FixedSlotSequence.h
index cad7ee87..1d872c84 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/FixedSlotSequence.h
+++ b/devicehandlers/FixedSlotSequence.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	SlotList slotList;
 
-	uint32_t slotLengthMs;
+	uint32_t lengthMs;
 
 	bool isEmpty = false;
 };