diff --git a/detection_rules/cli_utils.py b/detection_rules/cli_utils.py
index bc26007d7e9..8ec2ce9287e 100644
--- a/detection_rules/cli_utils.py
+++ b/detection_rules/cli_utils.py
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ def rule_prompt(path=None, rule_type=None, required_only=True, save=True, verbos
             threat_map = []
 
             while click.confirm('add mitre tactic?'):
-                tactic = schema_prompt('mitre tactic name', type='string', enum=tactics, required=True)
+                tactic = schema_prompt('mitre tactic name', type='string', enum=tactics, is_required=True)
                 technique_ids = schema_prompt(f'technique or sub-technique IDs for {tactic}', type='array',
-                                              required=False, enum=list(matrix[tactic])) or []
+                                              is_required=False, enum=list(matrix[tactic])) or []
 
                 try:
                     threat_map.append(build_threat_map_entry(tactic, *technique_ids))
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def rule_prompt(path=None, rule_type=None, required_only=True, save=True, verbos
             continue
 
         if name == 'threshold':
-            contents[name] = {n: schema_prompt(f'threshold {n}', required=n in options['required'], **opts.copy())
+            contents[name] = {n: schema_prompt(f'threshold {n}', is_required=n in options['required'], **opts.copy())
                               for n, opts in options['properties'].items()}
             continue
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def rule_prompt(path=None, rule_type=None, required_only=True, save=True, verbos
             contents[name] = schema_prompt(name, value=kwargs.pop(name))
             continue
 
-        result = schema_prompt(name, required=name in required_fields, **options.copy())
+        result = schema_prompt(name, is_required=name in required_fields, **options.copy())
 
         if result:
             if name not in required_fields and result == options.get('default', ''):
diff --git a/detection_rules/misc.py b/detection_rules/misc.py
index bb0de69381d..e940f920316 100644
--- a/detection_rules/misc.py
+++ b/detection_rules/misc.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def nest_from_dot(dots, value):
     return nested
 
 
-def schema_prompt(name, value=None, required=False, **options):
+def schema_prompt(name, value=None, is_required=False, **options):
     """Interactively prompt based on schema requirements."""
     name = str(name)
     field_type = options.get('type')
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def schema_prompt(name, value=None, required=False, **options):
     if name == 'rule_id':
         default = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
-    if len(enum) == 1 and required and field_type != "array":
+    if len(enum) == 1 and is_required and field_type != "array":
         return enum[0]
 
     def _check_type(_val):
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def _convert_type(_val):
     prompt = '{name}{default}{required}{multi}'.format(
         name=name,
         default=' [{}] ("n/a" to leave blank) '.format(default) if default else '',
-        required=' (required) ' if required else '',
+        required=' (required) ' if is_required else '',
         multi=' (multi, comma separated) ' if field_type == 'array' else '').strip() + ': '
 
     while True:
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def _convert_type(_val):
             result = None
 
         if not result:
-            if required:
+            if is_required:
                 value = None
                 continue
             else:
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def _convert_type(_val):
             result_list = result.split(',')
 
             if not (min_item < len(result_list) < max_items):
-                if required:
+                if is_required:
                     value = None
                     break
                 else:
@@ -195,19 +195,19 @@ def _convert_type(_val):
 
             for value in result_list:
                 if not _check_type(value):
-                    if required:
+                    if is_required:
                         value = None
                         break
                     else:
                         return []
-            if required and value is None:
+            if is_required and value is None:
                 continue
             else:
                 return [_convert_type(r) for r in result_list]
         else:
             if _check_type(result):
                 return _convert_type(result)
-            elif required:
+            elif is_required:
                 value = None
                 continue
             return