diff --git a/include/MySQL_Thread.h b/include/MySQL_Thread.h
index 3cfa58eaa..eb4ad1a48 100644
--- a/include/MySQL_Thread.h
+++ b/include/MySQL_Thread.h
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ class MySQL_Threads_Handler
 		int connpoll_reset_queue_length;
 		char *eventslog_filename;
 		int eventslog_filesize;
-		int eventslog_memory_history_size;
+		int eventslog_buffer_history_size;
 		int eventslog_default_log;
 		int eventslog_format;
 		char *auditlog_filename;
diff --git a/include/proxysql_structs.h b/include/proxysql_structs.h
index 3a1cfee2b..980952729 100644
--- a/include/proxysql_structs.h
+++ b/include/proxysql_structs.h
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ __thread char * mysql_thread___ssl_p2s_crlpath;
 /* variables used by events log */
 __thread char * mysql_thread___eventslog_filename;
 __thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_filesize;
-__thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_memory_history_size;
+__thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_buffer_history_size;
 __thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_default_log;
 __thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_format;
 
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ extern __thread char * mysql_thread___ssl_p2s_crlpath;
 /* variables used by events log */
 extern __thread char * mysql_thread___eventslog_filename;
 extern __thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_filesize;
-extern __thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_memory_history_size;
+extern __thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_buffer_history_size;
 extern __thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_default_log;
 extern __thread int mysql_thread___eventslog_format;
 
diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Logger.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Logger.cpp
index c4047a6c7..e89689100 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Logger.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Logger.cpp
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void MySQL_Logger::audit_set_datadir(char *s) {
 };
 
 void MySQL_Logger::log_request(MySQL_Session *sess, MySQL_Data_Stream *myds) {
-	int elmhs = mysql_thread___eventslog_memory_history_size;
+	int elmhs = mysql_thread___eventslog_buffer_history_size;
 	if (elmhs == 0) {
 		if (events.enabled==false) return;
 		if (events.logfile==NULL) return;
diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
index e5036c994..4ce926b84 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Thread.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static char * mysql_thread_variables_names[]= {
 	(char *)"enable_load_data_local_infile",
 	(char *)"eventslog_filename",
 	(char *)"eventslog_filesize",
-	(char *)"eventslog_memory_history_size",
+	(char *)"eventslog_buffer_history_size",
 	(char *)"eventslog_default_log",
 	(char *)"eventslog_format",
 	(char *)"auditlog_filename",
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ MySQL_Threads_Handler::MySQL_Threads_Handler() {
 	variables.server_version=strdup((char *)"8.0.11"); // changed in 2.6.0 , was 5.5.30
 	variables.eventslog_filename=strdup((char *)""); // proxysql-mysql-eventslog is recommended
 	variables.eventslog_filesize=100*1024*1024;
-	variables.eventslog_memory_history_size=0;
+	variables.eventslog_buffer_history_size=0;
 	variables.eventslog_default_log=0;
 	variables.eventslog_format=1;
 	variables.auditlog_filename=strdup((char *)"");
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ char ** MySQL_Threads_Handler::get_variables_list() {
 		// logs
 		VariablesPointers_int["auditlog_filesize"]     = make_tuple(&variables.auditlog_filesize,    1024*1024, 1*1024*1024*1024, false);
 		VariablesPointers_int["eventslog_filesize"]    = make_tuple(&variables.eventslog_filesize,   1024*1024, 1*1024*1024*1024, false);
-		VariablesPointers_int["eventslog_memory_history_size"] = make_tuple(&variables.eventslog_memory_history_size, 0, 8*1024*1024, false);
+		VariablesPointers_int["eventslog_buffer_history_size"] = make_tuple(&variables.eventslog_buffer_history_size, 0, 8*1024*1024, false);
 		VariablesPointers_int["eventslog_default_log"] = make_tuple(&variables.eventslog_default_log,        0,                1, false);
 		// various
 		VariablesPointers_int["long_query_time"]           = make_tuple(&variables.long_query_time,              0,  20*24*3600*1000, false);
@@ -4371,9 +4371,9 @@ void MySQL_Thread::refresh_variables() {
 
 	REFRESH_VARIABLE_CHAR(server_version);
 	REFRESH_VARIABLE_INT(eventslog_filesize);
-	REFRESH_VARIABLE_INT(eventslog_memory_history_size);
+	REFRESH_VARIABLE_INT(eventslog_buffer_history_size);
 	{
-		int elmhs = mysql_thread___eventslog_memory_history_size;
+		int elmhs = mysql_thread___eventslog_buffer_history_size;
 		if (GloMyLogger->MyLogCB->buffer_size != elmhs) {
 			GloMyLogger->MyLogCB->resize(elmhs);
 		}