diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 43aa1a2..8bad376 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ module.exports = {
     const algo = new Algorithm(peer)
 
     const streams = []
-    function createStream(remoteId, isClient) {
+    function createStream(remoteId, iamClient) {
       // prettier-ignore
-      debug('Opening a stream with remote %s %s', isClient ? 'server' : 'client', remoteId)
+      debug('Opening a stream with remote %s %s', iamClient ? 'server' : 'client', remoteId)
       const stream = new SyncStream(peer.id, debug, algo)
       streams.push(stream)
       return stream
     }
 
-    peer.on('rpc:connect', function onSyncRPCConnect(rpc, isClient) {
+    peer.on('rpc:connect', function onSyncRPCConnect(rpc, iamClient) {
       if (rpc.id === peer.id) return // local client connecting to local server
-      if (!isClient) return
+      if (!iamClient) return
       const local = toPull.duplex(createStream(rpc.id, true))
 
       const remote = rpc.tangleSync.connect((networkError) => {