diff --git a/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/spi/NettyServerInitializer.java b/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/spi/NettyServerInitializer.java
index f8f6d38d1c..c25e45c20d 100644
--- a/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/spi/NettyServerInitializer.java
+++ b/xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/spi/NettyServerInitializer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public NettyServerInitializer(NettyConnectionHandler businessLogicHandler, boole
 
     @Override
     public void initChannel(SocketChannel ch) throws Exception {
-        boolean clientConnection = businessLogicHandler instanceof NettyClientConnectionHandler;
+        boolean isClientConnection = businessLogicHandler instanceof NettyClientConnectionHandler;
         int maxIdleTimeBeforeClosing = businessLogicHandler.getMaxIdleTime() > -1 ? businessLogicHandler.getMaxIdleTime() : 0;
         int maxIdleTimeBeforePinging = maxIdleTimeBeforeClosing / 2;
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public void initChannel(SocketChannel ch) throws Exception {
             .addLast(new StringEncoder())
             .addLast("stalledSessionHandler", new WriteTimeoutHandler(Math.toIntExact(WRITE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS.getValue().getSeconds())))
             .addLast("idleStateHandler", new IdleStateHandler(maxIdleTimeBeforeClosing, maxIdleTimeBeforePinging, 0))
-            .addLast("keepAliveHandler", new NettyIdleStateKeepAliveHandler(clientConnection))
+            .addLast("keepAliveHandler", new NettyIdleStateKeepAliveHandler(isClientConnection))
             .addLast(businessLogicHandler);
 
         if (directTLS) {