diff --git a/src/benchmarks/network.rs b/src/benchmarks/network.rs
index 99d3b93..8973008 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/network.rs
+++ b/src/benchmarks/network.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ use std::{fs,process};
 use crate::text;
 
 // ping a host
-pub fn ping_host(host: &str, count: &u16) {
-    println!("Pinging host {}, {} times.", host, count);
+pub fn ping_host(address: &str, count: &u16) {
+    println!("Pinging host {}, {} times.", address, count);
 
     // run the ping command
     let output = process::Command::new("ping")
-        .arg(host)
+        .arg(address)
         .arg(format!("-c {}", count))
         .output()
         .expect("Failed to execute command");
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7ead235..d79c191 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ enum NetCommands {
     // ping subcommand
     #[clap(name = "ping", about = "Ping a host to determine network latency.")]
     Ping {
-        #[clap(short = 't', long, default_value_t = String::from("8.8.8.8"))]
-        host: String,
+        #[clap(short = 'a', long, default_value_t = String::from("8.8.8.8"))]
+        address: String,
         #[clap(short = 'c', long, default_value_t = 30)]
         count: u16,
     },
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ fn main() {
         }
 
         Commands::Net(args) => match &args.net_commands {
-            NetCommands::Ping { host, count } => {
+            NetCommands::Ping { address, count } => {
                 for i in 0..cli.loopcount {
                     println!("Test run number {}.", i + 1);
-                    benchmarks::network::ping_host(host, count);
+                    benchmarks::network::ping_host(address, count);
                 }
             },
             NetCommands::Bandwidth { download, output } => {