diff --git a/src/PreferencesDialog.vala b/src/PreferencesDialog.vala
index 849b0fe..a447493 100644
--- a/src/PreferencesDialog.vala
+++ b/src/PreferencesDialog.vala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace LAview.DataExample {
 	class PreferencesDialog : GLib.Object {
 		Dialog dialog;
 
-		public bool composed { get; private set; default = false; }
+		public bool apply { get; private set; default = false; }
 
 		public PreferencesDialog (GLib.Object parent) throws Error {
 			var builder = new Builder ();
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@ namespace LAview.DataExample {
 		}
 
 		public void show_all () {
-			composed = false;
+			apply = false;
 			dialog.run ();
 		}
 
 		[CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
 		public void button_apply_clicked (Button button) {
-			composed = true;
+			apply = true;
 		}
 
 		[CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
 		public void button_ok_clicked (Button button) {
-			composed = true;
+			apply = true;
 			dialog.hide ();
 		}