diff --git a/contracts/Marketplace.sol b/contracts/Marketplace.sol
index 202c681..faba153 100644
--- a/contracts/Marketplace.sol
+++ b/contracts/Marketplace.sol
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ contract Marketplace is Collateral, Proofs {
 
     _createLock(id, request.expiry);
 
-    funds.received += request.ask.maxPrice;
-    funds.balance += request.ask.maxPrice;
-    transferFrom(msg.sender, request.ask.maxPrice);
+    funds.received += request.ask.reward;
+    funds.balance += request.ask.reward;
+    transferFrom(msg.sender, request.ask.reward);
 
     emit StorageRequested(id, request.ask);
   }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ contract Marketplace is Collateral, Proofs {
     uint256 size; // size of requested storage in number of bytes
     uint256 duration; // how long content should be stored (in seconds)
     uint256 proofProbability; // how often storage proofs are required
-    uint256 maxPrice; // maximum price client will pay (in number of tokens)
+    uint256 reward; // reward that the client will pay (in number of tokens)
   }
 
   struct Content {
diff --git a/contracts/Storage.sol b/contracts/Storage.sol
index 9f6fbd6..4658905 100644
--- a/contracts/Storage.sol
+++ b/contracts/Storage.sol
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ contract Storage is Collateral, Marketplace {
     require(block.timestamp > proofEnd(id), "Contract has not ended yet");
     contractFinished[id] = true;
     require(
-      token.transfer(_host(id), _request(id).ask.maxPrice),
+      token.transfer(_host(id), _request(id).ask.reward),
       "Payment failed"
     );
   }
diff --git a/test/Marketplace.test.js b/test/Marketplace.test.js
index c774d75..0a28692 100644
--- a/test/Marketplace.test.js
+++ b/test/Marketplace.test.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe("Marketplace", function () {
     })
 
     it("emits event when storage is requested", async function () {
-      await token.approve(marketplace.address, request.ask.maxPrice)
+      await token.approve(marketplace.address, request.ask.reward)
       await expect(marketplace.requestStorage(request))
         .to.emit(marketplace, "StorageRequested")
         .withArgs(requestId(request), askToArray(request.ask))
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ describe("Marketplace", function () {
 
     it("rejects request with invalid client address", async function () {
       let invalid = { ...request, client: host.address }
-      await token.approve(marketplace.address, invalid.ask.maxPrice)
+      await token.approve(marketplace.address, invalid.ask.reward)
       await expect(marketplace.requestStorage(invalid)).to.be.revertedWith(
         "Invalid client address"
       )
     })
 
     it("rejects request with insufficient payment", async function () {
-      let insufficient = request.ask.maxPrice - 1
+      let insufficient = request.ask.reward - 1
       await token.approve(marketplace.address, insufficient)
       await expect(marketplace.requestStorage(request)).to.be.revertedWith(
         "ERC20: insufficient allowance"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe("Marketplace", function () {
     })
 
     it("rejects resubmission of request", async function () {
-      await token.approve(marketplace.address, request.ask.maxPrice * 2)
+      await token.approve(marketplace.address, request.ask.reward * 2)
       await marketplace.requestStorage(request)
       await expect(marketplace.requestStorage(request)).to.be.revertedWith(
         "Request already exists"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe("Marketplace", function () {
 
     beforeEach(async function () {
       switchAccount(client)
-      await token.approve(marketplace.address, request.ask.maxPrice)
+      await token.approve(marketplace.address, request.ask.reward)
       await marketplace.requestStorage(request)
       switchAccount(host)
       await token.approve(marketplace.address, collateral)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe("Marketplace", function () {
     it("is rejected when request is expired", async function () {
       switchAccount(client)
       let expired = { ...request, expiry: now() - hours(1) }
-      await token.approve(marketplace.address, request.ask.maxPrice)
+      await token.approve(marketplace.address, request.ask.reward)
       await marketplace.requestStorage(expired)
       switchAccount(host)
       await expect(
diff --git a/test/Storage.test.js b/test/Storage.test.js
index 9f56df8..fba232a 100644
--- a/test/Storage.test.js
+++ b/test/Storage.test.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe("Storage", function () {
     id = requestId(request)
 
     switchAccount(client)
-    await token.approve(storage.address, request.ask.maxPrice)
+    await token.approve(storage.address, request.ask.reward)
     await storage.requestStorage(request)
     switchAccount(host)
     await token.approve(storage.address, collateralAmount)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe("Storage", function () {
       const startBalance = await token.balanceOf(host.address)
       await storage.finishContract(id)
       const endBalance = await token.balanceOf(host.address)
-      expect(endBalance - startBalance).to.equal(request.ask.maxPrice)
+      expect(endBalance - startBalance).to.equal(request.ask.reward)
     })
 
     it("is only allowed when the contract has started", async function () {
diff --git a/test/examples.js b/test/examples.js
index 22b23ac..1e88077 100644
--- a/test/examples.js
+++ b/test/examples.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const exampleRequest = () => ({
     size: 1 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 1 Gigabyte
     duration: hours(10),
     proofProbability: 4, // require a proof roughly once every 4 periods
-    maxPrice: 84,
+    reward: 84,
   },
   content: {
     cid: "zb2rhheVmk3bLks5MgzTqyznLu1zqGH5jrfTA1eAZXrjx7Vob",
diff --git a/test/ids.js b/test/ids.js
index 56ba3ec..4455f8a 100644
--- a/test/ids.js
+++ b/test/ids.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function requestId(request) {
 }
 
 function askToArray(ask) {
-  return [ask.size, ask.duration, ask.proofProbability, ask.maxPrice]
+  return [ask.size, ask.duration, ask.proofProbability, ask.reward]
 }
 
 function erasureToArray(erasure) {