diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 262f550..10ef051 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ pub fn compress_to_size(
     input_path: String,
     output_path: String,
     parameters: &CSParameters,
-    desired_output_size: usize,
+    max_output_size: usize,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>
 ```
 #### Parameters
 - `input_path` - input file path (full filename)
 - `output_path` - output file path (full filename)
 - `parameters` - options struct, containing compression parameters (see below)
-- `desired_output_size` - the desired output size, in bytes
+- `max_output_size` - the maximum output size, in bytes
 
 This function will attempt to compress the given file *below* the desired size. It will never exceed it. The function 
 will start looping until the best size under the desired is achieved. The function has a 2% tolerance for the output size.
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn c_compress_to_size(
     input_path: *const c_char,
     output_path: *const c_char,
     params: CCSParameters,
-    desired_output_size: usize,
+    max_output_size: usize,
 ) -> CCSResult
 ```
 #### Parameters
 - `input_path` - input file path (full filename)
 - `output_path` - output file path (full filename)
 - `parameters` - options struct, containing compression parameters (see below)
-- `desired_output_size` - the desired output size, in bytes
+- `max_output_size` - the maximum output size, in bytes
 #### Return
 A `CCSResult` struct
 ```Rust
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 50ac185..8d70ed3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn c_compress_to_size(
     input_path: *const c_char,
     output_path: *const c_char,
     params: CCSParameters,
-    desired_output_size: usize,
+    max_output_size: usize,
 ) -> CCSResult {
     let mut parameters = c_set_parameters(params);
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn c_compress_to_size(
         CStr::from_ptr(input_path).to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
         CStr::from_ptr(output_path).to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
         &mut parameters,
-        desired_output_size,
+        max_output_size,
     ))
 }
 
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ pub fn compress_to_size(
     input_path: String,
     output_path: String,
     parameters: &mut CSParameters,
-    desired_output_size: usize
+    max_output_size: usize
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>
 {
     let file_type = get_filetype(&input_path);
     let in_file = fs::read(input_path)?;
     let tolerance_percentage = 2;
-    let tolerance = desired_output_size * tolerance_percentage / 100;
+    let tolerance = max_output_size * tolerance_percentage / 100;
     let mut quality = 80;
     let mut last_less = 1;
     let mut last_high = 101;
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ pub fn compress_to_size(
 
         let compressed_file_size = compressed_file.len();
 
-        if compressed_file_size <= desired_output_size && desired_output_size - compressed_file_size < tolerance {
+        if compressed_file_size <= max_output_size && max_output_size - compressed_file_size < tolerance {
             break compressed_file;
         }
 
-        if compressed_file_size <= desired_output_size {
+        if compressed_file_size <= max_output_size {
             last_less = quality;
         } else {
             last_high = quality;
diff --git a/tests/compress_to_size.rs b/tests/compress_to_size.rs
index 9149e2f..8bdd856 100644
--- a/tests/compress_to_size.rs
+++ b/tests/compress_to_size.rs
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ fn compress_to_1_byte() {
 #[test]
 fn compress_to_10_mb() {
     let output = "tests/samples/output/compressed_10mb.jpg";
-    let desired_output_size = 10_000_000;
+    let max_output_size = 10_000_000;
     initialize(output);
     let mut pars = caesium::initialize_parameters();
     caesium::compress_to_size(
         String::from("tests/samples/uncompressed_드림캐쳐.jpg"),
         String::from(output),
         &mut pars,
-        desired_output_size
+        max_output_size
     ).unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(100, pars.jpeg.quality);
     assert!(std::path::Path::new(output).exists());
-    assert!(File::open(output).unwrap().metadata().unwrap().len() < desired_output_size as u64);
+    assert!(File::open(output).unwrap().metadata().unwrap().len() < max_output_size as u64);
     let kind = infer::get_from_path(output).unwrap().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(kind.mime_type(), "image/jpeg");
     remove_compressed_test_file(output)
@@ -51,23 +51,23 @@ fn compress_to_10_mb() {
 fn compress_to_range() {
     let output = "tests/samples/output/compressed_range.jpg";
     let max_desired_size = 2_000_000;
-    let mut desired_output_size = 500_000;
+    let mut max_output_size = 500_000;
     initialize(output);
 
-    while desired_output_size < max_desired_size {
+    while max_output_size < max_desired_size {
         let mut pars = caesium::initialize_parameters();
         caesium::compress_to_size(
             String::from("tests/samples/uncompressed_드림캐쳐.jpg"),
             String::from(output),
             &mut pars,
-            desired_output_size
+            max_output_size
         ).unwrap();
 
         assert!(std::path::Path::new(output).exists());
-        assert!(File::open(output).unwrap().metadata().unwrap().len() < desired_output_size as u64);
+        assert!(File::open(output).unwrap().metadata().unwrap().len() < max_output_size as u64);
         let kind = infer::get_from_path(output).unwrap().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(kind.mime_type(), "image/jpeg");
-        desired_output_size += 100_000;
+        max_output_size += 100_000;
         remove_compressed_test_file(output);
     }
 }