diff --git a/transfer_service/task_executor.py b/transfer_service/task_executor.py
index f5cdb184a22925a49f2c3508307ed18d7596487c..3b4f048f193702e4c6097b85d7820905e91c0508 100644
--- a/transfer_service/task_executor.py
+++ b/transfer_service/task_executor.py
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ class TaskExecutor(Process):
         self.destQueue = None
         super(TaskExecutor, self).__init__()
 
-    def wait(self, timeout = None):
-        if timeout is None:
+    def wait(self, delayTime = None):
+        if delayTime is None:
             time.sleep(self.execWaitTime)
         else:
-            time.sleep(timeout)
+            time.sleep(delayTime)
 
     def setSourceQueueName(self, srcQueueName):
         self.srcQueue = JobQueue(srcQueueName)