diff --git a/src/fop.rs b/src/fop.rs
index 0faa827..fc45248 100644
--- a/src/fop.rs
+++ b/src/fop.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn main() {
 	let mut fields = buf.split(&d).collect::<Vec<&str>>();
 
 	/* collect arguments for the operator command */
-	let opts = argv
+	let command_args = argv
 		.iter()
 		.clone()
 		.skip(command_arg + 1) /* skip the command name */
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 	/* spawn the command to operate on the field */
 	let mut spawned = Command::new(operator)
-		.args(opts) /* spawn with the specified arguments */
+		.args(command_args) /* spawn with the specified arguments */
 		.stdin(Stdio::piped())
 		.stdout(Stdio::piped()) /* piped stdout to handle output ourselves */
 		.spawn()