diff --git a/src/opengnsys/jobmgr.py b/src/opengnsys/jobmgr.py
index 78e1e64..fe5c093 100644
--- a/src/opengnsys/jobmgr.py
+++ b/src/opengnsys/jobmgr.py
@@ -23,32 +23,32 @@ class JobMgr():
         logger.debug ('args "{}"'.format (args))
         now = datetime.now (tz=timezone.utc)
         ts = now.strftime ('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f%z')    ## '%s' doesn't work on windows
-        jobid = hashlib.sha256 (now.isoformat().encode('UTF-8') + script.encode ('UTF-8')).hexdigest()[0:12]
+        job_id = hashlib.sha256 (now.isoformat().encode('UTF-8') + script.encode ('UTF-8')).hexdigest()[0:12]
         p = subprocess.Popen (args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        self.jobs[jobid] = { 'p': p, 'pid': p.pid, 'starttime': ts, 'script': script, 'client': is_client, 'status': 'running', 'stdout': '', 'stderr': '' }
-        self.jobs[jobid]['t1'] = threading.Thread (target=job_readstdout, args=(self.jobs[jobid],))
-        self.jobs[jobid]['t2'] = threading.Thread (target=job_readstderr, args=(self.jobs[jobid],))
-        self.jobs[jobid]['t1'].start()
-        self.jobs[jobid]['t2'].start()
+        self.jobs[job_id] = { 'p': p, 'pid': p.pid, 'starttime': ts, 'script': script, 'client': is_client, 'status': 'running', 'stdout': '', 'stderr': '' }
+        self.jobs[job_id]['t1'] = threading.Thread (target=job_readstdout, args=(self.jobs[job_id],))
+        self.jobs[job_id]['t2'] = threading.Thread (target=job_readstderr, args=(self.jobs[job_id],))
+        self.jobs[job_id]['t1'].start()
+        self.jobs[job_id]['t2'].start()
         logger.debug ('jobs "{}"'.format (self.jobs))
-        return jobid
+        return job_id
 
     def prepare_jobs(self):
         ## can't return self.jobs because the Popen object at self.jobs[id]['p'] is not serializable. So, need to create a new dict to return
         st = []
-        for jobid in self.jobs:
-            j = self.jobs[jobid]
+        for job_id in self.jobs:
+            j = self.jobs[job_id]
             entry = dict ((k, j[k]) for k in ['pid', 'starttime', 'script', 'client', 'status', 'stdout', 'stderr'])
-            entry['jobid'] = jobid
+            entry['job_id'] = job_id
             if j['p'].poll() is not None:    ## process finished
                 entry['rc'] = j['p'].returncode
                 entry['status'] = 'finished'
             st.append (entry)
         return st
 
-    def terminate_job(self, jobid):
-        if jobid not in self.jobs: return {}
-        p = self.jobs[jobid]['p']
+    def terminate_job(self, job_id):
+        if job_id not in self.jobs: return {}
+        p = self.jobs[job_id]['p']
         p.terminate()
         time.sleep (1)
         if p.poll() is not None:
diff --git a/src/opengnsys/modules/client/OpenGnSys/__init__.py b/src/opengnsys/modules/client/OpenGnSys/__init__.py
index ce47254..39c3928 100644
--- a/src/opengnsys/modules/client/OpenGnSys/__init__.py
+++ b/src/opengnsys/modules/client/OpenGnSys/__init__.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ class OpenGnSysWorker(ClientWorker):
         #self.sendServerMessage('script', {'op', 'launched'})
 
     def process_terminatescript(self, json_params):
-        jobid = json_params['jobid']
-        logger.debug('Processing terminatescript request, jobid "{}"'.format (jobid))
-        self.jobmgr.terminate_job (jobid)
+        job_id = json_params['job_id']
+        logger.debug('Processing terminatescript request, job_id "{}"'.format (job_id))
+        self.jobmgr.terminate_job (job_id)
 
     def process_preparescripts(self, json_params):
         logger.debug('Processing preparescripts request')
diff --git a/src/opengnsys/modules/server/OpenGnSys/__init__.py b/src/opengnsys/modules/server/OpenGnSys/__init__.py
index eb6e1a4..350b4ca 100644
--- a/src/opengnsys/modules/server/OpenGnSys/__init__.py
+++ b/src/opengnsys/modules/server/OpenGnSys/__init__.py
@@ -369,24 +369,24 @@ class OpenGnSysWorker(ServerWorker):
         logger.debug('received script "{}"'.format(script))
 
         if post_params.get('client', 'false') == 'false':
-            jobid = self.jobmgr.launch_job (script, False)
-            return {'op': 'launched', 'jobid': jobid}
+            job_id = self.jobmgr.launch_job (script, False)
+            return {'op': 'launched', 'job_id': job_id}
 
         else:   ## post_params.get('client') is not 'false'
             ## send script as-is
             self.sendClientMessage('script', {'code': script})
-            #return {'op': 'launched', 'jobid': jobid}       ## TODO obtain jobid generated at the client (can it be done?)
+            #return {'op': 'launched', 'job_id': job_id}       ## TODO obtain job_id generated at the client (can it be done?)
             return {'op': 'launched'}
 
     @execution_level('full')
     @check_secret
     def process_terminatescript(self, path, get_params, post_params, server):
-        jobid = post_params.get('jobid', None)
-        logger.debug('Processing terminate_script request, jobid "{}"'.format (jobid))
-        if jobid is None:
+        job_id = post_params.get('job_id', None)
+        logger.debug('Processing terminate_script request, job_id "{}"'.format (job_id))
+        if job_id is None:
             return {}
-        self.sendClientMessage('terminatescript', {'jobid': jobid})
-        self.jobmgr.terminate_job (jobid)
+        self.sendClientMessage('terminatescript', {'job_id': job_id})
+        self.jobmgr.terminate_job (job_id)
         return {}
 
     @execution_level('full')