diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f1232c8aa..251ca4f76 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       MAX_TRIGGER_RETRIES: 2
       ADAPTER_SERVICE_URL: http://adapter:8080
-      INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRIES: 20
-      INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRY_BACKOFF: 5000
+      CONNECTION_RETRIES: 20
+      CONNECTION_BACKOFF_IN_MS: 5000
     build:
       context: ./scheduler/
     labels:
diff --git a/scheduler/src/env.ts b/scheduler/src/env.ts
index 6b3d87f4b..3281d724e 100644
--- a/scheduler/src/env.ts
+++ b/scheduler/src/env.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ const getEnv = (envName: string): string => {
 }
 
 export const MAX_TRIGGER_RETRIES = +getEnv('MAX_TRIGGER_RETRIES')
-export const INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRIES = +getEnv('INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRIES')
-export const INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRY_BACKOFF = +getEnv('INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRY_BACKOFF')
+export const CONNECTION_RETRIES = +getEnv('CONNECTION_RETRIES')
+export const CONNECTION_BACKOFF_IN_MS = +getEnv('CONNECTION_BACKOFF_IN_MS')
 export const ADAPTER_SERVICE_URL = getEnv('ADAPTER_SERVICE_URL')
diff --git a/scheduler/src/index.ts b/scheduler/src/index.ts
index 674c368a1..77fd5a36f 100644
--- a/scheduler/src/index.ts
+++ b/scheduler/src/index.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import schedule from 'node-schedule'
 import * as Scheduling from './scheduling'
 
 import {
-  INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRIES,
-  INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRY_BACKOFF
+  CONNECTION_RETRIES,
+  CONNECTION_BACKOFF_IN_MS
 }
   from './env'
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const API_VERSION = '0.0.1'
 const CHRONJOB_EVERY_2_SECONDS = '*/2 * * * * *'
 
 const server = app.listen(port, async () => {
-  await initJobs(INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRIES, INITIAL_CONNECTION_RETRY_BACKOFF)
+  await initJobs(CONNECTION_RETRIES, CONNECTION_BACKOFF_IN_MS)
   console.log('listening on port ' + port)
 
   app.get('/', (req, res) => {