diff --git a/common/clients/multi-tcp-client/src/connection_manager/reconnector.rs b/common/clients/multi-tcp-client/src/connection_manager/reconnector.rs
index 666e156f99..7c87113d52 100644
--- a/common/clients/multi-tcp-client/src/connection_manager/reconnector.rs
+++ b/common/clients/multi-tcp-client/src/connection_manager/reconnector.rs
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ pub(crate) struct ConnectionReconnector<'a> {
     current_backoff_delay: tokio::time::Delay,
     maximum_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
 
-    reconnection_backoff: Duration,
+    initial_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
 }
 
 impl<'a> ConnectionReconnector<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn new(
         address: SocketAddr,
-        reconnection_backoff: Duration,
+        initial_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
         maximum_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
     ) -> ConnectionReconnector<'a> {
         ConnectionReconnector {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl<'a> ConnectionReconnector<'a> {
             current_backoff_delay: tokio::time::delay_for(Duration::new(0, 0)), // if we can re-establish connection on first try without any backoff that's perfect
             current_retry_attempt: 0,
             maximum_reconnection_backoff,
-            reconnection_backoff,
+            initial_reconnection_backoff,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl<'a> Future for ConnectionReconnector<'a> {
                 // we failed to re-establish connection - continue exponential backoff
                 let next_delay = std::cmp::min(
                     self.maximum_reconnection_backoff,
-                    2_u32.pow(self.current_retry_attempt) * self.reconnection_backoff,
+                    2_u32.pow(self.current_retry_attempt) * self.initial_reconnection_backoff,
                 );
 
                 self.current_backoff_delay
diff --git a/common/clients/multi-tcp-client/src/lib.rs b/common/clients/multi-tcp-client/src/lib.rs
index 6381aa3f8f..c5965f2372 100644
--- a/common/clients/multi-tcp-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/clients/multi-tcp-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ mod connection_manager;
 
 pub struct Config {
     initial_endpoints: Vec<SocketAddr>,
-    reconnection_backoff: Duration,
+    initial_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
     maximum_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
 }
 
 impl Config {
     pub fn new(
         initial_endpoints: Vec<SocketAddr>,
-        reconnection_backoff: Duration,
+        initial_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
         maximum_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
     ) -> Self {
         Config {
             initial_endpoints,
-            reconnection_backoff,
+            initial_reconnection_backoff,
             maximum_reconnection_backoff,
         }
     }
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Config {
 pub struct Client<'a> {
     connections_managers: HashMap<SocketAddr, ConnectionManager<'a>>,
     maximum_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
-    reconnection_backoff: Duration,
+    initial_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Client<'a> {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl<'a> Client<'a> {
                 initial_endpoint,
                 ConnectionManager::new(
                     initial_endpoint,
-                    config.reconnection_backoff,
+                    config.initial_reconnection_backoff,
                     config.maximum_reconnection_backoff,
                 )
                 .await,
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ impl<'a> Client<'a> {
 
         Client {
             connections_managers,
-            reconnection_backoff: config.maximum_reconnection_backoff,
-            maximum_reconnection_backoff: config.reconnection_backoff,
+            initial_reconnection_backoff: config.maximum_reconnection_backoff,
+            maximum_reconnection_backoff: config.initial_reconnection_backoff,
         }
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl<'a> Client<'a> {
             // so that other connections could progress
             let new_manager = ConnectionManager::new(
                 address,
-                self.reconnection_backoff,
+                self.initial_reconnection_backoff,
                 self.maximum_reconnection_backoff,
             )
             .await;
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/packet_forwarding.rs b/mixnode/src/node/packet_forwarding.rs
index 15707a7b43..1378c543af 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/packet_forwarding.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/packet_forwarding.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ pub(crate) struct PacketForwarder<'a> {
 impl<'a: 'static> PacketForwarder<'a> {
     pub(crate) async fn new(
         initial_endpoints: Vec<SocketAddr>,
-        reconnection_backoff: Duration,
+        initial_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
         maximum_reconnection_backoff: Duration,
     ) -> PacketForwarder<'a> {
         let tcp_client_config = multi_tcp_client::Config::new(
             initial_endpoints,
-            reconnection_backoff,
+            initial_reconnection_backoff,
             maximum_reconnection_backoff,
         );