diff --git a/src/tools/hexnet.cpp b/src/tools/hexnet.cpp
index 751e26d..3de4fd1 100644
--- a/src/tools/hexnet.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/hexnet.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
     bool ipv6 = true;
     bool tcp = true;
     bool udp = true;
-    bool server = false;
+    bool listen = false;
     std::string host = "";
     uint16_t port;
     if (argc<2) {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
             continue;
         }
         if (argument=="-l") {
-            server = true;
+            listen = true;
             continue;
         }
         if (argument=="-h") {
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
             usage;
             return EXIT_SUCCESS;
         }
-        if (!server && i==argc-2) {
+        if (!listen && i==argc-2) {
             host = argument;
         }
         if (i==argc-1) {
-            if (!server && host=="") {
+            if (!listen && host=="") {
                 std::cerr << "Not running in listen mode and no host specified." << std::endl;
                 return EXIT_USAGE;
             }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
     }
     // Argument parsing end ############################################
 
-    if (!server) {
+    if (!listen) {
         //TODO: verify that host is possibly a valid host (or usage error)
         //TODO: look up host if necessary, determine IPv4 or IPv6 mode if necessary
         std::cerr << "Client mode not implemented" << std::endl;