diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index dc29f34bd8..c47cfdb383 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ MyAvatar::MyAvatar(QThread* thread) :
     });
     connect(_skeletonModel.get(), &Model::rigReady, this, &Avatar::rigReady);
     connect(_skeletonModel.get(), &Model::rigReset, this, &Avatar::rigReset);
-    connect(&_skeletonModel->getRig(), &Rig::onLoadComplete, this, &MyAvatar::updateCollisionCapsule);
-    connect(this, &MyAvatar::sensorToWorldScaleChanged, this, &MyAvatar::updateCollisionCapsule);
+    connect(&_skeletonModel->getRig(), &Rig::onLoadComplete, this, &MyAvatar::updateCollisionCapsuleCache);
+    connect(this, &MyAvatar::sensorToWorldScaleChanged, this, &MyAvatar::updateCollisionCapsuleCache);
     using namespace recording;
     _skeletonModel->flagAsCauterized();
 
@@ -3309,7 +3309,7 @@ bool MyAvatar::getCollisionsEnabled() {
     return _characterController.computeCollisionGroup() != BULLET_COLLISION_GROUP_COLLISIONLESS;
 }
 
-void MyAvatar::updateCollisionCapsule() {
+void MyAvatar::updateCollisionCapsuleCache() {
     glm::vec3 start, end;
     float radius;
     getCapsule(start, end, radius);
@@ -3317,12 +3317,12 @@ void MyAvatar::updateCollisionCapsule() {
     capsule["start"] = vec3toVariant(start);
     capsule["end"] = vec3toVariant(end);
     capsule["radius"] = QVariant(radius);
-    _capsuleShape.set(capsule);
+    _collisionCapsuleCache.set(capsule);
 }
 
 // thread safe
 QVariantMap MyAvatar::getCollisionCapsule() const {
-    return _capsuleShape.get();
+    return _collisionCapsuleCache.get();
 }
 
 void MyAvatar::setCharacterControllerEnabled(bool enabled) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index ebc1dab704..139f1f6ea2 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ signals:
 
 private slots:
     void leaveDomain();
-    void updateCollisionCapsule();
+    void updateCollisionCapsuleCache();
 
 protected:
     virtual void beParentOfChild(SpatiallyNestablePointer newChild) const override;
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 8ebaa695fa..b10fdf01cd 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ protected:
     ThreadSafeValueCache<glm::mat4> _farGrabLeftMatrixCache { glm::mat4() };
     ThreadSafeValueCache<glm::mat4> _farGrabMouseMatrixCache { glm::mat4() };
 
-    ThreadSafeValueCache<QVariantMap> _capsuleShape { QVariantMap() };
+    ThreadSafeValueCache<QVariantMap> _collisionCapsuleCache{ QVariantMap() };
 
     int getFauxJointIndex(const QString& name) const;