diff --git a/cmd/discreteLog.go b/cmd/discreteLog.go
index 44b3fb7..dbdbef0 100644
--- a/cmd/discreteLog.go
+++ b/cmd/discreteLog.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // FIXME: order and generator may not be the right names here
-var discreteLogOrder string
+var discreteLogModulus string
 var discreteLogGenerator string
 var discreteLogElement string
 
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ func babyStepGiantStep(n, g, x *big.Int) *big.Int {
 }
 
 func discreteLog(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	n, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(discreteLogOrder, 10)
+	n, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(discreteLogModulus, 10)
 	if !ok {
-		cobra.CheckErr("invalid order " + discreteLogOrder)
+		cobra.CheckErr("invalid modulus " + discreteLogModulus)
 	}
 
 	g, ok := new(big.Int).SetString(discreteLogGenerator, 10)
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ func init() {
 	// is called directly, e.g.:
 	// discreteLogCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 
-	discreteLogCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&discreteLogOrder, "order", "n", "", "order of the cyclic group")
-	discreteLogCmd.MarkFlagRequired("order")
+	discreteLogCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&discreteLogModulus, "modulus", "m", "", "modulus of the cyclic group")
+	discreteLogCmd.MarkFlagRequired("modulus")
 
 	discreteLogCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&discreteLogGenerator, "generator", "g", "", "generator of the cyclic group")
 	discreteLogCmd.MarkFlagRequired("generator")