diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 1c8771133d2..7ddb175556a 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
 
     CConnman::Options connOptions;
     connOptions.nLocalServices = nLocalServices;
-    connOptions.nMaxConnections = nMaxConnections;
+    connOptions.m_max_automatic_connections = nMaxConnections;
     connOptions.uiInterface = &uiInterface;
     connOptions.m_banman = node.banman.get();
     connOptions.m_msgproc = node.peerman.get();
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 565e54875b1..cfd9b85b112 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2778,7 +2778,7 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenConnections(const std::vector<std::string> connect)
             // different netgroups in ipv4/ipv6 networks + all peers in Tor/I2P/CJDNS networks.
             // Don't record addrman failure attempts when node is offline. This can be identified since all local
             // network connections (if any) belong in the same netgroup, and the size of `outbound_ipv46_peer_netgroups` would only be 1.
-            const bool count_failures{((int)outbound_ipv46_peer_netgroups.size() + outbound_privacy_network_peers) >= std::min(nMaxConnections - 1, 2)};
+            const bool count_failures{((int)outbound_ipv46_peer_netgroups.size() + outbound_privacy_network_peers) >= std::min(m_max_automatic_connections - 1, 2)};
             // Use BIP324 transport when both us and them have NODE_V2_P2P set.
             const bool use_v2transport(addrConnect.nServices & GetLocalServices() & NODE_P2P_V2);
             OpenNetworkConnection(addrConnect, count_failures, std::move(grant), /*strDest=*/nullptr, conn_type, use_v2transport);
@@ -3248,11 +3248,11 @@ bool CConnman::Start(CScheduler& scheduler, const Options& connOptions)
 
     if (semOutbound == nullptr) {
         // initialize semaphore
-        semOutbound = std::make_unique<CSemaphore>(std::min(m_max_outbound, nMaxConnections));
+        semOutbound = std::make_unique<CSemaphore>(std::min(m_max_automatic_outbound, m_max_automatic_connections));
     }
     if (semAddnode == nullptr) {
         // initialize semaphore
-        semAddnode = std::make_unique<CSemaphore>(nMaxAddnode);
+        semAddnode = std::make_unique<CSemaphore>(m_max_addnode);
     }
 
     //
@@ -3334,13 +3334,13 @@ void CConnman::Interrupt()
     InterruptSocks5(true);
 
     if (semOutbound) {
-        for (int i=0; i<m_max_outbound; i++) {
+        for (int i=0; i<m_max_automatic_outbound; i++) {
             semOutbound->post();
         }
     }
 
     if (semAddnode) {
-        for (int i=0; i<nMaxAddnode; i++) {
+        for (int i=0; i<m_max_addnode; i++) {
             semAddnode->post();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 7d2e0e77ee9..19c613ab634 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ public:
     struct Options
     {
         ServiceFlags nLocalServices = NODE_NONE;
-        int nMaxConnections = 0;
+        int m_max_automatic_connections = 0;
         CClientUIInterface* uiInterface = nullptr;
         NetEventsInterface* m_msgproc = nullptr;
         BanMan* m_banman = nullptr;
@@ -1084,11 +1084,11 @@ public:
         AssertLockNotHeld(m_total_bytes_sent_mutex);
 
         nLocalServices = connOptions.nLocalServices;
-        nMaxConnections = connOptions.nMaxConnections;
-        m_max_outbound_full_relay = std::min(MAX_OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY_CONNECTIONS, nMaxConnections);
-        m_max_outbound_block_relay = std::min(MAX_BLOCK_RELAY_ONLY_CONNECTIONS, nMaxConnections - m_max_outbound_full_relay);
-        m_max_outbound = m_max_outbound_full_relay + m_max_outbound_block_relay + nMaxFeeler;
-        m_max_inbound = std::max(0, nMaxConnections - m_max_outbound);
+        m_max_automatic_connections = connOptions.m_max_automatic_connections;
+        m_max_outbound_full_relay = std::min(MAX_OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY_CONNECTIONS, m_max_automatic_connections);
+        m_max_outbound_block_relay = std::min(MAX_BLOCK_RELAY_ONLY_CONNECTIONS, m_max_automatic_connections - m_max_outbound_full_relay);
+        m_max_automatic_outbound = m_max_outbound_full_relay + m_max_outbound_block_relay + m_max_feeler;
+        m_max_inbound = std::max(0, m_max_automatic_connections - m_max_automatic_outbound);
         m_use_addrman_outgoing = connOptions.m_use_addrman_outgoing;
         m_client_interface = connOptions.uiInterface;
         m_banman = connOptions.m_banman;
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ private:
 
     std::unique_ptr<CSemaphore> semOutbound;
     std::unique_ptr<CSemaphore> semAddnode;
-    int nMaxConnections;
+    int m_max_automatic_connections;
 
     // How many full-relay (tx, block, addr) outbound peers we want
     int m_max_outbound_full_relay;
@@ -1483,9 +1483,9 @@ private:
     // We do not relay tx or addr messages with these peers
     int m_max_outbound_block_relay;
 
-    int nMaxAddnode{MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS};
-    int nMaxFeeler{MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS};
-    int m_max_outbound;
+    int m_max_addnode{MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS};
+    int m_max_feeler{MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS};
+    int m_max_automatic_outbound;
     int m_max_inbound;
     bool m_use_addrman_outgoing;
     CClientUIInterface* m_client_interface;
diff --git a/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp b/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
index 2abbaf1b239..0fef8c59069 100644
--- a/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stale_tip_peer_management)
 
     constexpr int max_outbound_full_relay = MAX_OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY_CONNECTIONS;
     CConnman::Options options;
-    options.nMaxConnections = DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS;
+    options.m_max_automatic_connections = DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS;
 
     const auto time_init{GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>()};
     SetMockTime(time_init);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(block_relay_only_eviction)
     constexpr int max_outbound_block_relay{MAX_BLOCK_RELAY_ONLY_CONNECTIONS};
     constexpr int64_t MINIMUM_CONNECT_TIME{30};
     CConnman::Options options;
-    options.nMaxConnections = DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS;
+    options.m_max_automatic_connections = DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS;
 
     connman->Init(options);
     std::vector<CNode*> vNodes;