diff --git a/src/backupformat/rsync.js b/src/backupformat/rsync.js
index 24ff4f166..0af5d114b 100644
--- a/src/backupformat/rsync.js
+++ b/src/backupformat/rsync.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async function addFile(sourceFile, encryption, uploader, progressCallback) {
     await uploader.finish();
 }
 
-async function processChange(change, backupConfig, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback) {
+async function processSyncerChange(change, backupConfig, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback) {
     debug('sync: processing task: %j', change);
     // the empty task.path is special to signify the directory
     const destPath = change.path && backupConfig.encryptedFilenames ? hush.encryptFilePath(change.path, backupConfig.encryption) : change.path;
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ async function sync(backupConfig, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback) {
     const changes = await syncer.sync(dataLayout);
     debug(`sync: processing ${changes.delQueue.length} deletes and ${changes.addQueue.length} additions`);
 
-    const [delError] = await safe(async.eachLimit(changes.delQueue, concurrency, async (task) => await processChange(task, backupConfig, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback)));
+    const [delError] = await safe(async.eachLimit(changes.delQueue, concurrency, async (change) => await processSyncerChange(change, backupConfig, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback)));
     debug('sync: done processing deletes. error: %o', delError);
 
-    const [addError] = await safe(async.eachLimit(changes.addQueue, concurrency, async (task) => await processChange(task, backupConfig, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback)));
+    const [addError] = await safe(async.eachLimit(changes.addQueue, concurrency, async (change) => await processSyncerChange(change, backupConfig, remotePath, dataLayout, progressCallback)));
     debug('sync: done processing adds. error: %o', addError);
     if (addError) throw addError;