diff --git a/ipaacalib/cpp/include/ipaaca/ipaaca.h b/ipaacalib/cpp/include/ipaaca/ipaaca.h
index 1dabb9bd2dc00011ab7a75a25c9690f9ad0096dd..d3e9663028b7a2747504f5ca408ef6993bf8e622 100644
--- a/ipaacalib/cpp/include/ipaaca/ipaaca.h
+++ b/ipaacalib/cpp/include/ipaaca/ipaaca.h
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ IPAACA_MEMBER_VAR_EXPORT extern std::string __ipaaca_static_option_default_chann
 IPAACA_MEMBER_VAR_EXPORT extern unsigned int __ipaaca_static_option_log_level;
 
 /// RSB host to connect to (defaults to "" = do not set, use global config)
-IPAACA_MEMBER_VAR_EXPORT extern std::string __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_host;
+IPAACA_MEMBER_VAR_EXPORT extern std::string __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_host;
 /// RSB port to connect to (defaults to "" = do not set, use global config)
-IPAACA_MEMBER_VAR_EXPORT extern std::string __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_port;
+IPAACA_MEMBER_VAR_EXPORT extern std::string __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_port;
 
 IPAACA_MEMBER_VAR_EXPORT Lock& logger_lock();
 
diff --git a/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca-cmdline-parser.cc b/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca-cmdline-parser.cc
index 32742dd0eb8422bfb4324a259d66ddc9cdae9a3a..4f37698868fc9d945bf09134b71f3ea8f2e4961e 100644
--- a/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca-cmdline-parser.cc
+++ b/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca-cmdline-parser.cc
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ void CommandLineParser::initialize_parser_defaults()
 		add_option("ipaaca-default-channel", 0, true, "default");
 		add_option("ipaaca-enable-logging", 0, true, "WARNING");
 		add_option("rsb-enable-logging", 0, true, "ERROR");
-		add_option("rsb-host", 0, true, ""); // empty = don't set
-		add_option("rsb-port", 0, true, ""); // empty = don't set
+		add_option("rsb-spread-host", 0, true, ""); // empty = don't set
+		add_option("rsb-spread-port", 0, true, ""); // empty = don't set
 	}
 }
 
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ bool CommandLineParser::consume_library_option(const std::string& name, bool exp
 		std::string newch = optarg;
 		IPAACA_DEBUG("Setting default channel " << newch)
 		__ipaaca_static_option_default_channel = newch;
-	} else if (name=="rsb-host") {
+	} else if (name=="rsb-spread-host") {
 		std::string newhost = optarg;
-		IPAACA_DEBUG("Setting RSB host " << newhost)
-		__ipaaca_static_option_rsb_host = newhost;
-	} else if (name=="rsb-port") {
+		IPAACA_DEBUG("Setting RSB Spread host " << newhost)
+		__ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_host = newhost;
+	} else if (name=="rsb-spread-port") {
 		std::string newport = optarg;
-		IPAACA_DEBUG("Setting RSB port " << newport)
-		__ipaaca_static_option_rsb_port = newport;
+		IPAACA_DEBUG("Setting RSB Spread port " << newport)
+		__ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_port = newport;
 	} else if (name=="ipaaca-enable-logging") {
 		std::string level(optarg);
 		if ((level=="NONE") || (level=="SILENT")) {
diff --git a/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca-internal.cc b/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca-internal.cc
index 2a9399ed239a6e18a94f8c17e9d909668e6f4d85..364ca34596d3cbddfa87ae197f1ce82b7e4cb22e 100644
--- a/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca-internal.cc
+++ b/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca-internal.cc
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ IPAACA_EXPORT void Initializer::dump_current_default_config()//{{{
 IPAACA_EXPORT void Initializer::auto_configure_rsb()//{{{
 {
 	// set RSB host and port iff provided using cmdline arguments
-	if (__ipaaca_static_option_rsb_host!="") {
-		IPAACA_INFO("Overriding RSB host with " << __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_host)
-		setenv("RSB_TRANSPORT_SPREAD_HOST", __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_host.c_str(), 1);
+	if (__ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_host!="") {
+		IPAACA_INFO("Overriding RSB Spread host with " << __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_host)
+		setenv("RSB_TRANSPORT_SPREAD_HOST", __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_host.c_str(), 1);
 	}
-	if (__ipaaca_static_option_rsb_port!="") {
-		IPAACA_INFO("Overriding RSB port with " << __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_port)
-		setenv("RSB_TRANSPORT_SPREAD_PORT", __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_port.c_str(), 1);
+	if (__ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_port!="") {
+		IPAACA_INFO("Overriding RSB Spread port with " << __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_port)
+		setenv("RSB_TRANSPORT_SPREAD_PORT", __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_port.c_str(), 1);
 	}
 	
 	const char* plugin_path = getenv("RSB_PLUGINS_CPP_PATH");
diff --git a/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca.cc b/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca.cc
index 41bea5e3f2bdb5d34c87cdb03f225154decf438e..b475ff6677a705663439c1dc7131c5c465920e86 100644
--- a/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca.cc
+++ b/ipaacalib/cpp/src/ipaaca.cc
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ IPAACA_EXPORT std::string __ipaaca_static_option_default_payload_type("JSON");
 IPAACA_EXPORT std::string __ipaaca_static_option_default_channel("default");
 IPAACA_EXPORT unsigned int __ipaaca_static_option_log_level(IPAACA_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING);
 
-IPAACA_EXPORT std::string __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_host("");
-IPAACA_EXPORT std::string __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_port("");
+IPAACA_EXPORT std::string __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_host("");
+IPAACA_EXPORT std::string __ipaaca_static_option_rsb_spread_port("");
 
 } // of namespace ipaaca