diff --git a/contributors.py b/contributors.py
index b4b32e6..3e34956 100644
--- a/contributors.py
+++ b/contributors.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def main():
         start_date,
         end_date,
         sponsor_info,
-        ltp
+        link_to_profile
     ) = env.get_env_vars()
 
     # Auth to GitHub.com
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def main():
         organization,
         repository_list,
         sponsor_info,
-        ltp
+        link_to_profile
     )
     # write_to_json(contributors)
 
diff --git a/env.py b/env.py
index 7279ecc..f7b45ab 100644
--- a/env.py
+++ b/env.py
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ def get_env_vars() -> (
                 "SPONSOR_INFO environment variable not a boolean. ie. True or False or blank"
             )
 
-    ltp = os.getenv("LINK_TO_PROFILE")
-    # make sure that ltp is a boolean
-    if ltp:
-        ltp = ltp.lower().strip()
-        if ltp not in ["true", "false", ""]:
+    link_to_profile = os.getenv("LINK_TO_PROFILE")
+    # make sure that link_to_profile is a boolean
+    if link_to_profile:
+        link_to_profile = link_to_profile.lower().strip()
+        if link_to_profile not in ["true", "false", ""]:
             raise ValueError(
                 "LINK_TO_PROFILE environment variable not a boolean. ie. True or False or blank"
             )
@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@ def get_env_vars() -> (
         start_date,
         end_date,
         sponsor_info,
-        ltp,
+        link_to_profile,
     )
diff --git a/markdown.py b/markdown.py
index 0b2f912..fb6e401 100644
--- a/markdown.py
+++ b/markdown.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def write_to_markdown(
     organization,
     repository,
     sponsor_info,
-    ltp
+    link_to_profile
 ):
     """
     This function writes a list of collaborators to a markdown file in table format.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def write_to_markdown(
         organization (str): The organization for which the contributors are being listed.
         repository (str): The repository for which the contributors are being listed.
         sponsor_info (str): True if the user wants the sponsor_url shown in the report
-        ltp (str): True if the user wants the username linked to Github profile in the report
+        link_to_profile (str): True if the user wants the username linked to Github profile in the report
 
     Returns:
         None
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def write_to_markdown(
     """
     # Put together the contributor table
     table, total_contributions = get_contributor_table(
-        collaborators, start_date, end_date, organization, repository, sponsor_info, ltp
+        collaborators, start_date, end_date, organization, repository, sponsor_info, link_to_profile
     )
 
     # Put together the summary table including # of new contributions, # of new contributors, % new contributors, % returning contributors
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def get_summary_table(collaborators, start_date, end_date, total_contributions):
 
 
 def get_contributor_table(
-    collaborators, start_date, end_date, organization, repository, sponsor_info, ltp
+    collaborators, start_date, end_date, organization, repository, sponsor_info, link_to_profile
 ):
     """
     This function returns a string containing a markdown table of the contributors and the total contribution count.
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def get_contributor_table(
         organization (str): The organization for which the contributors are being listed.
         repository (str): The repository for which the contributors are being listed.
         sponsor_info (str): True if the user wants the sponsor_url shown in the report
-        ltp (str): True if the user wants the username linked to Github profile in the report
+        link_to_profile (str): True if the user wants the username linked to Github profile in the report
 
     Returns:
         table (str): A string containing a markdown table of the contributors and the total contribution count.
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def get_contributor_table(
                 commit_urls += url + ", "
         new_contributor = collaborator.new_contributor
 
-        row = f"| {'' if ltp == 'false' else '@'}{username} | {contribution_count} |"
+        row = f"| {'' if link_to_profile == 'false' else '@'}{username} | {contribution_count} |"
         if "New Contributor" in columns:
             row += f" {new_contributor} |"
         if "Sponsor URL" in columns:
diff --git a/test_env.py b/test_env.py
index 39597c2..c56c35b 100644
--- a/test_env.py
+++ b/test_env.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_get_env_vars(self, mock_getenv):
             start_date,
             end_date,
             sponsor_info,
-            ltp
+            link_to_profile
         ) = env.get_env_vars()
 
         self.assertEqual(organization, "org")
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_get_env_vars(self, mock_getenv):
         self.assertEqual(start_date, "2022-01-01")
         self.assertEqual(end_date, "2022-12-31")
         self.assertEqual(sponsor_info, "false")
-        self.assertEqual(ltp, 'true')
+        self.assertEqual(link_to_profile , 'true')
 
     @patch("os.getenv")
     def test_get_env_vars_missing_values(self, mock_getenv):