diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 07876767b..0ddb59bb3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end
 
     def set_debate_votes(debates)
-      @voted_values = current_user ? current_user.debate_votes(debates) : {}
+      @debate_votes = current_user ? current_user.debate_votes(debates) : {}
     end
 
     def ensure_signup_complete
diff --git a/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb
index 11d39e898..dfc1bbda0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/votes_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module VotesHelper
 
-  def css_classes_for_debate_vote(voted_values, debate)
-    case voted_values[debate.id]
+  def css_classes_for_debate_vote(debate_votes, debate)
+    case debate_votes[debate.id]
     when true
       {in_favor: "voted", against: "no-voted"}
     when false
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ module VotesHelper
     end
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/app/views/debates/_votes.html.erb b/app/views/debates/_votes.html.erb
index 4c252c8b5..462353ff9 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/_votes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/_votes.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% voted_classes = css_classes_for_debate_vote(@voted_values, debate) %>
+<% voted_classes = css_classes_for_debate_vote(@debate_votes, debate) %>
 <div class="votes">
   <div class="in-favor inline-block">
     <%= link_to vote_debate_path(debate, value: 'yes'),
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
       signup: link_to(t("votes.signup"), new_user_registration_path)).html_safe %>
   </div>
   <% end %>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>