diff --git a/buttond.py b/buttond.py
index 1f2691b..17f5f82 100755
--- a/buttond.py
+++ b/buttond.py
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ from signal import pause
 # Device.pin_factory = MockFactory()
 
 
-def _activate(path):
-    if path is None:
+def _activate(macro):
+    if macro is None:
         return
-    path = path.strip('\"').upper()
-    if path is "":
+    macro = macro.strip('\"').upper()
+    if macro is "":
         return
-    print("doing macro ", path)
-    comment(path)
+    print("doing macro ", macro)
+    comment(macro)
 
 
 # empty button directory
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ for b in config.get('button', 'names').split(','):
         _buttons[b] = Button(pin)
         # connect button callbacks to anonymous functions
         print('connecting GPIO', pin, '"closed" to macro', closed)
-        _buttons[b].when_pressed = lambda path=closed: _activate(path)
+        _buttons[b].when_pressed = lambda macro=closed: _activate(macro)
         print('connecting GPIO', pin, '"opened" to macro', opened)
-        _buttons[b].when_released = lambda path=opened: _activate(path)
+        _buttons[b].when_released = lambda macro=opened: _activate(macro)
 
     except (KeyError, GPIODeviceError) as e:
         print('Error configuring button', b, e)