diff --git a/Script/cs/Threads/CheckThread.py b/Script/cs/Threads/CheckThread.py
index 85042c57607a9f12eb38160f8cbfb88a0e0e927e..1880cb34d755fa054b1ac1dff538a602ae654596 100644
--- a/Script/cs/Threads/CheckThread.py
+++ b/Script/cs/Threads/CheckThread.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CheckThread(threading.Thread):
 
         ##### Define Thread internal variables #####
         self.exitFlag = False
-        self.ers_flag = True
+        self.partition_connected = True
 
         ##### Set Logger for CheckThread #####
         self.logFile = os.path.join(self.LogDir,'CheckLog.out')
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@ class CheckThread(threading.Thread):
                 return
 
             ##### Check for a new partition #####
-            if self.IPCPartition(self.partition).isValid() and not self.ers_flag:
+            if self.IPCPartition(self.partition).isValid() and not self.partition_connected:
                 self.event.wait(self.ERSTimeout)
                 self.check_logger.warning('Found partition %s, adding ERS', self.partition)
-                self.ers_flag = True
+                self.partition_connected = True
                 ##### Add ERS handlers to all loggers #####
                 self.change_state_ers(True)
 
             ##### Check for the disappearance of partition #####
-            elif self.ers_flag and not self.IPCPartition(self.partition).isValid():
+            elif self.partition_connected and not self.IPCPartition(self.partition).isValid():
                 self.check_logger.warning('Lost connection to partition %s, removing ERS handlers', self.partition)
-                self.ers_flag = False
+                self.partition_connected = False
                 ##### Remove ERS handlers from all loggers #####
                 self.change_state_ers(False)
             self.event.wait(self.CheckTimeout)