diff --git a/bin/load-spark-env.sh b/bin/load-spark-env.sh
index d425f9feaa..493d3785a0 100644
--- a/bin/load-spark-env.sh
+++ b/bin/load-spark-env.sh
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ if [ -z "$SPARK_ENV_LOADED" ]; then
   # Returns the parent of the directory this script lives in.
   parent_dir="$(cd `dirname $0`/..; pwd)"
 
-  use_conf_dir=${SPARK_CONF_DIR:-"$parent_dir/conf"}
+  user_conf_dir=${SPARK_CONF_DIR:-"$parent_dir/conf"}
 
-  if [ -f "${use_conf_dir}/spark-env.sh" ]; then
+  if [ -f "${user_conf_dir}/spark-env.sh" ]; then
     # Promote all variable declarations to environment (exported) variables
     set -a
-    . "${use_conf_dir}/spark-env.sh"
+    . "${user_conf_dir}/spark-env.sh"
     set +a
   fi
 fi