diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
index fb682998..f49fe300 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ public class SPdfApplication {
 
         // custom javs settings file
         if (Files.exists(Paths.get("configs/custom_settings.yml"))) {
-            String existing = propertyFiles.getOrDefault("spring.config.additional-location", "");
-            if (!existing.isEmpty()) {
-                existing += ",";
+            String existingLocation = propertyFiles.getOrDefault("spring.config.additional-location", "");
+            if (!existingLocation.isEmpty()) {
+                existingLocation += ",";
             }
             propertyFiles.put(
                     "spring.config.additional-location",
-                    existing + "file:configs/custom_settings.yml");
+                    existingLocation + "file:configs/custom_settings.yml");
         } else {
             logger.warn("Custom configuration file 'configs/custom_settings.yml' does not exist.");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/CleanUrlInterceptor.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/CleanUrlInterceptor.java
index 8c1ed05f..0fb1e26f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/CleanUrlInterceptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/CleanUrlInterceptor.java
@@ -32,25 +32,25 @@ public class CleanUrlInterceptor implements HandlerInterceptor {
         String queryString = request.getQueryString();
         if (queryString != null && !queryString.isEmpty()) {
             String requestURI = request.getRequestURI();
-            Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<>();
+            Map<String, String> allowedParameters = new HashMap<>();
 
             // Keep only the allowed parameters
             String[] queryParameters = queryString.split("&");
             for (String param : queryParameters) {
-                String[] keyValue = param.split("=");
-                if (keyValue.length != 2) {
+                String[] keyValuePair = param.split("=");
+                if (keyValuePair.length != 2) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                if (ALLOWED_PARAMS.contains(keyValue[0])) {
-                    parameters.put(keyValue[0], keyValue[1]);
+                if (ALLOWED_PARAMS.contains(keyValuePair[0])) {
+                    allowedParameters.put(keyValuePair[0], keyValuePair[1]);
                 }
             }
 
             // If there are any parameters that are not allowed
-            if (parameters.size() != queryParameters.length) {
+            if (allowedParameters.size() != queryParameters.length) {
                 // Construct new query string
                 StringBuilder newQueryString = new StringBuilder();
-                for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : parameters.entrySet()) {
+                for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : allowedParameters.entrySet()) {
                     if (newQueryString.length() > 0) {
                         newQueryString.append("&");
                     }