diff --git a/faster_whisper/transcribe.py b/faster_whisper/transcribe.py
index 2f9b2a36..6d6ef41a 100644
--- a/faster_whisper/transcribe.py
+++ b/faster_whisper/transcribe.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class TranscriptionOptions(NamedTuple):
     no_speech_threshold: Optional[float]
     compression_ratio_threshold: Optional[float]
     condition_on_previous_text: bool
-    clear_previous_text_on_temperature: float
+    prompt_reset_on_temperature: float
     temperatures: List[float]
     initial_prompt: Optional[Union[str, Iterable[int]]]
     prefix: Optional[str]
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def transcribe(
         log_prob_threshold: Optional[float] = -1.0,
         no_speech_threshold: Optional[float] = 0.6,
         condition_on_previous_text: bool = True,
-        clear_previous_text_on_temperature: float = 0.5,
+        prompt_reset_on_temperature: float = 0.5,
         initial_prompt: Optional[Union[str, Iterable[int]]] = None,
         prefix: Optional[str] = None,
         suppress_blank: bool = True,
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ def transcribe(
             as a prompt for the next window; disabling may make the text inconsistent across
             windows, but the model becomes less prone to getting stuck in a failure loop,
             such as repetition looping or timestamps going out of sync.
-          clear_previous_text_on_temperature: If the temperature is above this value,
-            clear the previous text.
+          prompt_reset_on_temperature: Resets prompt if temperature is above this value.
+            Arg has effect only if condition_on_previous_text is True.
           initial_prompt: Optional text string or iterable of token ids to provide as a
             prompt for the first window.
           prefix: Optional text to provide as a prefix for the first window.
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def transcribe(
             no_speech_threshold=no_speech_threshold,
             compression_ratio_threshold=compression_ratio_threshold,
             condition_on_previous_text=condition_on_previous_text,
-            clear_previous_text_on_temperature=clear_previous_text_on_temperature,
+            prompt_reset_on_temperature=prompt_reset_on_temperature,
             temperatures=(
                 temperature if isinstance(temperature, (list, tuple)) else [temperature]
             ),
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ def generate_segments(
 
             if (
                 not options.condition_on_previous_text
-                or temperature > options.clear_previous_text_on_temperature
+                or temperature > options.prompt_reset_on_temperature
             ):
                 prompt_reset_since = len(all_tokens)