diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
index 245731a6de..fa0c06d956 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ type
   DropConn* = proc(peer: PubSubPeer) {.gcsafe, raises: [].} # have to pass peer as it's unknown during init
   OnEvent* = proc(peer: PubSubPeer, event: PubSubPeerEvent) {.gcsafe, raises: [].}
 
-  Ttlmessage* = object
+  QueuedMessage* = object
     msg*: seq[byte]
-    ttl*: Moment
+    addedAt*: Moment
 
   RpcMessageQueue* = ref object
     sendPriorityQueue: Deque[Future[void]]
-    nonPriorityQueue: AsyncQueue[Ttlmessage]
+    nonPriorityQueue: AsyncQueue[QueuedMessage]
     sendNonPriorityTask: Future[void]
     # The max duration a message to be relayed can wait to be sent before it is dropped. The default is 500ms.
     maxDurationInNonPriorityQueue: Duration
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ proc sendEncoded*(p: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[byte], isHighPriority: bool = false) {
     when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
       libp2p_gossipsub_priority_queue_size.inc(labelValues = [$p.peerId])
   else:
-    await p.rpcmessagequeue.nonPriorityQueue.addLast(Ttlmessage(msg: msg, ttl: Moment.now()))
+    await p.rpcmessagequeue.nonPriorityQueue.addLast(QueuedMessage(msg: msg, addedAt: Moment.now()))
     when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
       libp2p_gossipsub_non_priority_queue_size.inc(labelValues = [$p.peerId])
   trace "message queued", p, msg = shortLog(msg)
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ proc sendNonPriorityTask(p: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
      let ttlMsg = await p.rpcmessagequeue.nonPriorityQueue.popFirst()
      when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
        libp2p_gossipsub_non_priority_queue_size.dec(labelValues = [$p.peerId])
-     if Moment.now() - ttlMsg.ttl >= p.rpcmessagequeue.maxDurationInNonPriorityQueue:
+     if Moment.now() - ttlMsg.addedAt >= p.rpcmessagequeue.maxDurationInNonPriorityQueue:
        when defined(libp2p_expensive_metrics):
         libp2p_gossipsub_non_priority_msgs_dropped.inc(labelValues = [$p.peerId])
        continue
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ proc stopSendNonPriorityTask*(p: PubSubPeer) =
 proc new(T: typedesc[RpcMessageQueue], maxDurationInNonPriorityQueue = 1.seconds): T =
   return T(
     sendPriorityQueue: initDeque[Future[void]](),
-    nonPriorityQueue: newAsyncQueue[Ttlmessage](),
+    nonPriorityQueue: newAsyncQueue[QueuedMessage](),
     maxDurationInNonPriorityQueue: maxDurationInNonPriorityQueue,
   )