diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.cpp
index 47622cbbdf..5905f7924c 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ EntityEditPacketSender::EntityEditPacketSender() {
 }
 
 void EntityEditPacketSender::processEntityEditNackPacket(QSharedPointer<NLPacket> packet, SharedNodePointer sendingNode) {
-    if (_shouldNack) {
+    if (_shouldProcessNack) {
         processNackPacket(*packet, sendingNode);
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.h
index 0fdb46ce2e..32afb2ee74 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityEditPacketSender.h
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ public:
 
 public slots:
     void processEntityEditNackPacket(QSharedPointer<NLPacket> packet, SharedNodePointer sendingNode);
-    void toggleNackPackets() { _shouldNack = !_shouldNack; }
+    void toggleNackPackets() { _shouldProcessNack = !_shouldProcessNack; }
 
 private:
-    bool _shouldNack = true;
+    bool _shouldProcessNack = true;
 };
 #endif // hifi_EntityEditPacketSender_h