diff --git a/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetector.kt b/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetector.kt
index 94207bd5b..04028886c 100644
--- a/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetector.kt
+++ b/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetector.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ChainedCallDetector(safeToString: SafeToString) {
     fun detect(
         callRounds: List<CallRound>,
         callN: Int,
-        matcherList: SignatureMatchersList
+        matchersList: SignatureMatchersList
     ) {
         val callInAllRounds = callRounds.map { it.calls[callN] }
         val zeroCall = callInAllRounds[0]
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ChainedCallDetector(safeToString: SafeToString) {
 
             log.trace { "Signature for $nArgument argument of ${zeroCall.method.toStr()}: $signature" }
 
-            val matcherBySignature = matcherList.remove(signature)
+            val matcherBySignature = matchersList.remove(signature)
 
             return buildMatcher(
                 nArgument == 0,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ChainedCallDetector(safeToString: SafeToString) {
 
                 log.trace { "Signature for $nArgument/$nVarArg argument of ${zeroCall.method.toStr()}: $signature" }
 
-                val matcherBySignature = matcherList.remove(signature)
+                val matcherBySignature = matchersList.remove(signature)
                 varArgMatchers.add(
                     buildMatcher(
                         nArgument == 0 && nVarArg == 0,
diff --git a/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/SignatureMatcherDetector.kt b/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/SignatureMatcherDetector.kt
index 1f124dbb3..c7f020733 100644
--- a/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/SignatureMatcherDetector.kt
+++ b/mockk/common/src/main/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/SignatureMatcherDetector.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SignatureMatcherDetector(
             }
         }
 
-        val matcherList = SignatureMatchersList()
+        val matchersList = SignatureMatchersList()
         val allCompositeMatchers = mutableListOf<List<CompositeMatcher<*>>>()
 
         fun gatherMatchers() {
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ class SignatureMatcherDetector(
                     })
                 }
 
-                matcherList.add(signature, matcher)
+                matchersList.add(signature, matcher)
             }
 
-            log.trace { "Matcher list: $matcherList" }
+            log.trace { "Matcher list: $matchersList" }
         }
 
         @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class SignatureMatcherDetector(
 
                     log.trace { "Signature for $nOp operand of $matcher composite matcher: $signature" }
 
-                    matcherList.remove(signature)
+                    matchersList.remove(signature)
                             ?: ChainedCallDetector.eqOrNullMatcher(matcher.operandValues[nOp])
                 } as List<Matcher<Any?>>?
             }
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ class SignatureMatcherDetector(
 
         repeat(nCalls) { callN ->
             val detector = chainedCallDetectorFactory()
-            detector.detect(callRounds, callN, matcherList)
+            detector.detect(callRounds, callN, matchersList)
             calls.add(detector.call)
         }
 
         processCompositeMatchers()
-        if (matcherList.isNotEmpty()) {
-            throw MockKException("Failed matching mocking signature for\n${callRounds[0].calls.joinToString("\n")}\nleft matchers: $matcherList")
+        if (matchersList.isNotEmpty()) {
+            throw MockKException("Failed matching mocking signature for\n${callRounds[0].calls.joinToString("\n")}\nleft matchers: $matchersList")
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/mockk/common/src/test/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetectorTest.kt b/mockk/common/src/test/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetectorTest.kt
index 585d905fe..44601d89c 100644
--- a/mockk/common/src/test/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetectorTest.kt
+++ b/mockk/common/src/test/kotlin/io/mockk/impl/recording/ChainedCallDetectorTest.kt
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class ChainedCallDetectorTest {
 
     @Test
     fun givenTwoCallsRoundsWithOneCallOneArgWhenDetectCallsHappenThenOneCallWithArgIsReturned() {
-        val matcherMap = SignatureMatchersList()
+        val matchersList = SignatureMatchersList()
 
-        matcherMap.add(listOf(signedMatcher1.signature, signedMatcher2.signature), signedMatcher1.matcher)
+        matchersList.add(listOf(signedMatcher1.signature, signedMatcher2.signature), signedMatcher1.matcher)
 
         every { callRound1.calls } returns listOf(call1)
         every { callRound2.calls } returns listOf(call2)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ChainedCallDetectorTest {
         every { call1.method.varArgsArg } returns -1
         every { call2.method.varArgsArg } returns -1
 
-        detector.detect(listOf(callRound1, callRound2), 0, matcherMap)
+        detector.detect(listOf(callRound1, callRound2), 0, matchersList)
 
         assertEquals("abc", detector.call.matcher.method.name)
         assertEquals(listOf<Matcher<*>>(EqMatcher(5)), detector.call.matcher.args)