diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
index b2a92efb25..2f377b3d0f 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ QString AudioMixerClientData::getAudioStreamStatsString() const {
         int desiredJitterBuffer = avatarRingBuffer->getDesiredJitterBufferFrames();
         int calculatedJitterBuffer = avatarRingBuffer->getCalculatedDesiredJitterBufferFrames();
         int currentJitterBuffer = avatarRingBuffer->getCurrentJitterBufferFrames();
-        int resetCount = avatarRingBuffer->getResetCount();
+        int overflowCount = avatarRingBuffer->getOverflowCount();
         int samplesAvailable = avatarRingBuffer->samplesAvailable();
         int framesAvailable = (samplesAvailable / avatarRingBuffer->getSamplesPerFrame());
         result += "mic.desired:" + QString::number(desiredJitterBuffer) 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ QString AudioMixerClientData::getAudioStreamStatsString() const {
                     + " current:" + QString::number(currentJitterBuffer)
                     + " available:" + QString::number(framesAvailable)
                     + " samples:" + QString::number(samplesAvailable)
-                    + " resets:" + QString::number(resetCount);
+                    + " overflows:" + QString::number(overflowCount);
     } else {
         result = "mic unknown";
     }
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ QString AudioMixerClientData::getAudioStreamStatsString() const {
             int desiredJitterBuffer = _ringBuffers[i]->getDesiredJitterBufferFrames();
             int calculatedJitterBuffer = _ringBuffers[i]->getCalculatedDesiredJitterBufferFrames();
             int currentJitterBuffer = _ringBuffers[i]->getCurrentJitterBufferFrames();
-            int resetCount = _ringBuffers[i]->getResetCount();
+            int overflowCount = _ringBuffers[i]->getOverflowCount();
             int samplesAvailable = _ringBuffers[i]->samplesAvailable();
             int framesAvailable = (samplesAvailable / _ringBuffers[i]->getSamplesPerFrame());
             getAudioStreamStatsOfStream(_ringBuffers[i], streamStats);
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ QString AudioMixerClientData::getAudioStreamStatsString() const {
                 + " current:" + QString::number(currentJitterBuffer)
                 + " available:" + QString::number(framesAvailable)
                 + " samples:" + QString::number(samplesAvailable)
-                + " resets:" + QString::number(resetCount)
+                + " overflows:" + QString::number(overflowCount)
                 + " early:" + QString::number(streamStats._packetsEarly)
                 + " late:" + QString::number(streamStats._packetsLate)
                 + " lost:" + QString::number(streamStats._packetsLost);
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
index 07b48fe88d..11219771cf 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 AudioRingBuffer::AudioRingBuffer(int numFrameSamples, bool randomAccessMode) :
     NodeData(),
-    _resetCount(0),
+    _overflowCount(0),
     _sampleCapacity(numFrameSamples * RING_BUFFER_LENGTH_FRAMES),
     _numFrameSamples(numFrameSamples),
     _isStarved(true),
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.h b/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.h
index b290c96d79..8d19f9c0bb 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AudioRingBuffer.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
     bool isStarved() const { return _isStarved; }
     void setIsStarved(bool isStarved) { _isStarved = isStarved; }
     
-    int getResetCount() const { return _resetCount; } /// how many times has the ring buffer written past the end and reset
+    int getOverflowCount() const { return _overflowCount; } /// how many times has the ring buffer has overwritten old data
     bool hasStarted() const { return _hasStarted; }
     
     int addSilentFrame(int numSilentSamples);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ protected:
     
     int16_t* shiftedPositionAccomodatingWrap(int16_t* position, int numSamplesShift) const;
 
-    int _resetCount; /// how many times has the ring buffer written past the end and done a reset
+    int _overflowCount; /// how many times has the ring buffer has overwritten old data
     
     int _sampleCapacity;
     bool _isFull;