diff --git a/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticStarterConfig.ITC16100.json b/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticStarterConfig.ITC16100.json
index 9a78f77c90a97c5eee895978ca71fcd75675b4ec..1792c22390aba16e6106ee606bfaf85a8da599a4 100644
--- a/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticStarterConfig.ITC16100.json
+++ b/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticStarterConfig.ITC16100.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"sLocalIP": "10.0.1.240",
 	"nLauncherPort": 41578,
 	"nVAServerPort": 12340,
-	"nDefaultSleep": 5,
+	"nWaitForVAServerStart": 5,
 	"lsDefaultReproductionModules": ["TalkthroughHP", "CTC"],
 	"lsBinauralReproductionModules": ["TalkthroughHP", "CTC"],
 
diff --git a/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticStarterConfig.json b/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticStarterConfig.json
index 85e9a07c118b2a3e6c8f7dc4fb8e87c39ca6a86d..d1b818fc970910ef6b41d8c6be0ea63fc7015bbb 100644
--- a/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticStarterConfig.json
+++ b/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticStarterConfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"sLocalIP": "localhost",
 	"nLauncherPort": 41578,
 	"nVAServerPort": 12340,
-	"nDefaultSleep": 3,
+	"nWaitForVAServerStart": 3,
 	"lsDefaultReproductionModules": ["TalkthroughHP", "CTC"],
 	"lsBinauralReproductionModules": ["TalkthroughHP"],
 	"lsAmbisonicsReproductionModules": ["AmbisonicsBinauralMixdown"],
diff --git a/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticsStarterServer.py b/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticsStarterServer.py
index ee7e25f2d6b1e51c09a0718e0d1cb56d267f36bd..3de2a4fc07c72e77e7d538029b1a2c45f21126e9 100644
--- a/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticsStarterServer.py
+++ b/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticsStarterServer.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class LauncherConfig:
       conf.sLocalIP = json_config["sLocalIP"]
       conf.nLauncherPort = json_config["nLauncherPort"]
       conf.nVAServerPort = json_config["nVAServerPort"]
-      conf.nDefaultSleep = json_config["nDefaultSleep"]
+      conf.nWaitForVAServerStart = json_config["nWaitForVAServerStart"]
       conf.lsDefaultReproductionModules = json_config["lsDefaultReproductionModules"]
     except KeyError as e:
       print( "ERROR reading the json config. Missing " + str(e.args[0]) )
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class VirtualAcousticsLauncher:
     self.oVAProcess = subprocess.Popen( sCommand, cwd = self.sVAServerDir, creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP )
 
     # wait for requested duration before sending the go signal
-    time.sleep( self.oConfig.nDefaultSleep )
+    time.sleep( self.oConfig.nWaitForVAServerStart )
 
     if self.oVAProcess.poll() != None:
       print( "VA Process died - sending abort token" )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79b5815578c3ed0debd15be966ce3a2925936188..54bfe4e607ad877aabd7106a4ab63318d379bad8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The VAServer Launcher can be configured by adjusting the settings in `./LaunchSc
 | sLocalIP | IP of this computer. Specify for remote usage | "localhost"
 | nLauncherPort | Port used for communication with launcher | 41578 |
 | nVAServerPort | Port used for communication with VAServer | 12340 |
-| nDefaultSleep | Time to wait for VAServer to start [seconds] | 3 |
+| nWaitForVAServerStart | Time to wait for VAServer to start [seconds] | 3 |
 | lsDefaultReproductionModules | [Reproduction modules](#audio-reproduction) used if [Reproduction input signal type](#unreal-project-configuration) is not specified by client (Unreal) | ["TalkthroughHP", "CTC"] |
 | lsBinauralReproductionModules | [Reproduction modules](#audio-reproduction) used for [binaural](#unreal-project-configuration) input signals | ["TalkthroughHP"] |
 | lsAmbisonicsReproductionModules | [Reproduction modules](#audio-reproduction) used for [ambisonics](#unreal-project-configuration) input signals | ["AmbisonicsBinauralMixdown"] |