diff --git a/gating-pipeline.groovy b/gating-pipeline.groovy
index 4184687..59e6332 100644
--- a/gating-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/gating-pipeline.groovy
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
 def _getGerritChangeStatus(gerritName, gerritHost, gerritChange){
    def output = ssh.agentSh(String.format("ssh -p 29418 %s@%s gerrit query --format=JSON change:%s", gerritName, gerritHost, gerritChange))
    def jsonSlurper = new JsonSlurper()
-   def gerritChange = jsonSlurper.parseText(output)
-   if(gerritChange["status"]){
-     return gerritChange["status"]
+   def gerritChangeObject = jsonSlurper.parseText(output)
+   if(gerritChangeObject["status"]){
+     return gerritChangeObject["status"]
    }else{
      return "ERROR"
    }