diff --git a/Overlap/Tests/test_read_snapshot.f90 b/Overlap/Tests/test_read_snapshot.f90
index ee95b8bee89729e680edfc7bc5adbb3a6663dcb7..b9a8118dfc358892cdf54dfff7f0cba8c696a279 100644
--- a/Overlap/Tests/test_read_snapshot.f90
+++ b/Overlap/Tests/test_read_snapshot.f90
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ program test_read_snapshot
 
   character(len = :), allocatable:: shpc_dir
   type(snapshot) s
-  TYPE(shpc_slice_handler), allocatable:: hshp(:) ! (n_shpc)
-  type(shpc_slice_meta), allocatable:: ssm(:) ! (n_shpc)
+  TYPE(shpc_slice_handler), allocatable:: hshp(:) ! (n_slices)
+  type(shpc_slice_meta), allocatable:: ssm(:) ! (n_slices)
   integer copy, unit, k, i
-  integer n_shpc ! number of input SHPC directories
+  integer n_slices ! number of input SHPC directories
 
   real:: corner_deg(2) = [0.125, - 59.875]
   ! longitude and latitude of the corner of the whole grid in input
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ program test_read_snapshot
 
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  n_shpc = COMMAND_ARGUMENT_COUNT()
-  call assert(n_shpc /= 0, &
+  n_slices = COMMAND_ARGUMENT_COUNT()
+  call assert(n_slices /= 0, &
        "Required arguments: SHPC-directory [SHPC-directory] ...")
-  allocate(hshp(n_shpc), ssm(n_shpc))
+  allocate(hshp(n_slices), ssm(n_slices))
 
-  do i = 1, n_shpc
+  do i = 1, n_slices
      call get_command_arg_dyn(i, shpc_dir)
      call shpc_open(hshp(i), trim(shpc_dir), pszaccess = "rb")
      call dbf_read_attribute_03(ssm(i)%d0, hshp(i)%extremum, &
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ program test_read_snapshot
        corner = corner_deg * deg_to_rad, step = step_deg * deg_to_rad, &
        copy = copy)
 
-  do i = 1, n_shpc
+  do i = 1, n_slices
      CALL shpc_close(hshp(i))
   end do