diff --git a/testscommon/txcachemocks/selectionSessionMock.go b/testscommon/txcachemocks/selectionSessionMock.go
index 32f852a8..db789b51 100644
--- a/testscommon/txcachemocks/selectionSessionMock.go
+++ b/testscommon/txcachemocks/selectionSessionMock.go
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import (
 type SelectionSessionMock struct {
 	mutex sync.Mutex
 
-	AccountStateByAddress map[string]*types.AccountState
-	GetAccountStateCalled func(address []byte) (*types.AccountState, error)
-	IsBadlyGuardedCalled  func(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool
+	AccountStateByAddress      map[string]*types.AccountState
+	GetAccountStateCalled      func(address []byte) (*types.AccountState, error)
+	IsIncorrectlyGuardedCalled func(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool
 }
 
 // NewSelectionSessionMock -
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ func (mock *SelectionSessionMock) GetAccountState(address []byte) (*types.Accoun
 	return newDefaultAccountState(), nil
 }
 
-// IsBadlyGuarded -
-func (mock *SelectionSessionMock) IsBadlyGuarded(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool {
-	if mock.IsBadlyGuardedCalled != nil {
-		return mock.IsBadlyGuardedCalled(tx)
+// IsIncorrectlyGuarded -
+func (mock *SelectionSessionMock) IsIncorrectlyGuarded(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool {
+	if mock.IsIncorrectlyGuardedCalled != nil {
+		return mock.IsIncorrectlyGuardedCalled(tx)
 	}
 
 	return false
diff --git a/txcache/README.md b/txcache/README.md
index 55d11f88..ee8996c6 100644
--- a/txcache/README.md
+++ b/txcache/README.md
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Thus, the mempool selects transactions using an efficient and value-driven algor
  - If a middle nonce gap is detected, the sender is skipped (from now on) in the current selection session.
  - Transactions with nonces lower than the current nonce of the sender are skipped.
  - Transactions having the same nonce as a previously selected one (in the scope of a sender) are skipped. Also see paragraph 5.
- - Badly guarded transactions are skipped.
+ - Incorrectly guarded transactions are skipped.
  - Once the accumulated fees of selected transactions of a given sender exceed the sender's balance, the sender is skipped (from now one).
 
 
diff --git a/txcache/interface.go b/txcache/interface.go
index 6b8b97e0..a77871fa 100644
--- a/txcache/interface.go
+++ b/txcache/interface.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type TxGasHandler interface {
 // SelectionSession provides blockchain information for transaction selection
 type SelectionSession interface {
 	GetAccountState(accountKey []byte) (*types.AccountState, error)
-	IsBadlyGuarded(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool
+	IsIncorrectlyGuarded(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool
 	IsInterfaceNil() bool
 }
 
diff --git a/txcache/selection.go b/txcache/selection.go
index 50c4881e..f889a3a9 100644
--- a/txcache/selection.go
+++ b/txcache/selection.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func detectSkippableTransaction(session SelectionSession, item *transactionsHeap
 	if item.detectLowerNonce() {
 		return true
 	}
-	if item.detectBadlyGuarded(session) {
+	if item.detectIncorrectlyGuarded(session) {
 		return true
 	}
 	if item.detectNonceDuplicate() {
diff --git a/txcache/selection_test.go b/txcache/selection_test.go
index 80e82686..099e1b3e 100644
--- a/txcache/selection_test.go
+++ b/txcache/selection_test.go
@@ -224,18 +224,14 @@ func TestTxCache_SelectTransactions_HandlesNotExecutableTransactions(t *testing.
 		require.Equal(t, 200000, int(accumulatedGas))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("with badly guarded", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("with incorrectly guarded", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cache := newUnconstrainedCacheToTest()
 		session := txcachemocks.NewSelectionSessionMock()
 		session.SetNonce([]byte("alice"), 1)
 		session.SetNonce([]byte("bob"), 42)
 
-		session.IsBadlyGuardedCalled = func(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool {
-			if bytes.Equal(tx.GetData(), []byte("t")) {
-				return true
-			}
-
-			return false
+		session.IsIncorrectlyGuardedCalled = func(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool {
+			return bytes.Equal(tx.GetData(), []byte("t"))
 		}
 
 		cache.AddTx(createTx([]byte("hash-alice-1"), "alice", 1).withData([]byte("x")).withGasLimit(100000))
diff --git a/txcache/transactionsHeapItem.go b/txcache/transactionsHeapItem.go
index cd4e7861..6b72cb79 100644
--- a/txcache/transactionsHeapItem.go
+++ b/txcache/transactionsHeapItem.go
@@ -157,16 +157,16 @@ func (item *transactionsHeapItem) detectLowerNonce() bool {
 	return isLowerNonce
 }
 
-func (item *transactionsHeapItem) detectBadlyGuarded(session SelectionSession) bool {
-	isBadlyGuarded := session.IsBadlyGuarded(item.currentTransaction.Tx)
-	if isBadlyGuarded {
-		logSelect.Trace("transactionsHeapItem.detectBadlyGuarded",
+func (item *transactionsHeapItem) detectIncorrectlyGuarded(session SelectionSession) bool {
+	IsIncorrectlyGuarded := session.IsIncorrectlyGuarded(item.currentTransaction.Tx)
+	if IsIncorrectlyGuarded {
+		logSelect.Trace("transactionsHeapItem.detectIncorrectlyGuarded",
 			"tx", item.currentTransaction.TxHash,
 			"sender", item.sender,
 		)
 	}
 
-	return isBadlyGuarded
+	return IsIncorrectlyGuarded
 }
 
 func (item *transactionsHeapItem) detectNonceDuplicate() bool {
diff --git a/txcache/transactionsHeapItem_test.go b/txcache/transactionsHeapItem_test.go
index 9ab581df..0aeafe44 100644
--- a/txcache/transactionsHeapItem_test.go
+++ b/txcache/transactionsHeapItem_test.go
@@ -232,29 +232,29 @@ func TestTransactionsHeapItem_detectNonceDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestTransactionsHeapItem_detectBadlyGuarded(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("is not badly guarded", func(t *testing.T) {
+func TestTransactionsHeapItem_detectIncorrectlyGuarded(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("is correctly guarded", func(t *testing.T) {
 		session := txcachemocks.NewSelectionSessionMock()
-		session.IsBadlyGuardedCalled = func(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool {
+		session.IsIncorrectlyGuardedCalled = func(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 
 		item, err := newTransactionsHeapItem(bunchOfTransactions{createTx([]byte("tx-1"), "alice", 42)})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		require.False(t, item.detectBadlyGuarded(session))
+		require.False(t, item.detectIncorrectlyGuarded(session))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("is badly guarded", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("is incorrectly guarded", func(t *testing.T) {
 		session := txcachemocks.NewSelectionSessionMock()
-		session.IsBadlyGuardedCalled = func(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool {
+		session.IsIncorrectlyGuardedCalled = func(tx data.TransactionHandler) bool {
 			return true
 		}
 
 		item, err := newTransactionsHeapItem(bunchOfTransactions{createTx([]byte("tx-1"), "alice", 42)})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		require.True(t, item.detectBadlyGuarded(session))
+		require.True(t, item.detectIncorrectlyGuarded(session))
 	})
 }