diff --git a/cmd/flags/prover.go b/cmd/flags/prover.go
index 49ed2abc9..bc5a326ef 100644
--- a/cmd/flags/prover.go
+++ b/cmd/flags/prover.go
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ var (
 		Category: proverCategory,
 	}
 	// Running mode
-	ContestControversialProofs = &cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:     "mode.contest",
-		Usage:    "Whether you want to contest wrong proofs with higher tier proofs",
+	ContesterMode = &cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:     "mode.contester",
+		Usage:    "Whether you want to contest wrong transitions with higher tier proofs",
 		Category: proverCategory,
 		Value:    false,
 	}
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ var ProverFlags = MergeFlags(CommonFlags, []cli.Flag{
 	ProveBlockMaxTxGasTipCap,
 	Graffiti,
 	ProveUnassignedBlocks,
-	ContestControversialProofs,
+	ContesterMode,
 	ProveBlockTxGasLimit,
 	ProverHTTPServerPort,
 	ProverCapacity,
diff --git a/prover/config.go b/prover/config.go
index 7cd7aa2cf..57c29b5da 100644
--- a/prover/config.go
+++ b/prover/config.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	BackOffMaxRetrys                  uint64
 	BackOffRetryInterval              time.Duration
 	ProveUnassignedBlocks             bool
-	ContestControversialProofs        bool
+	ContesterMode                     bool
 	RPCTimeout                        *time.Duration
 	WaitReceiptTimeout                time.Duration
 	ProveBlockGasLimit                *uint64
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func NewConfigFromCliContext(c *cli.Context) (*Config, error) {
 		BackOffMaxRetrys:                  c.Uint64(flags.BackOffMaxRetrys.Name),
 		BackOffRetryInterval:              c.Duration(flags.BackOffRetryInterval.Name),
 		ProveUnassignedBlocks:             c.Bool(flags.ProveUnassignedBlocks.Name),
-		ContestControversialProofs:        c.Bool(flags.ContestControversialProofs.Name),
+		ContesterMode:                     c.Bool(flags.ContesterMode.Name),
 		RPCTimeout:                        timeout,
 		WaitReceiptTimeout:                c.Duration(flags.WaitReceiptTimeout.Name),
 		ProveBlockGasLimit:                proveBlockTxGasLimit,
diff --git a/prover/prover.go b/prover/prover.go
index 47c2dfb6e..869854693 100644
--- a/prover/prover.go
+++ b/prover/prover.go
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ func (p *Prover) onTransitionContested(ctx context.Context, e *bindings.TaikoL1C
 		"bond", e.ContestBond,
 	)
 
-	// If this prover is not in contest mode, we simply output a log and return.
-	if !p.cfg.ContestControversialProofs {
+	// If this prover is not in contester mode, we simply output a log and return.
+	if !p.cfg.ContesterMode {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func (p *Prover) onTransitionProved(ctx context.Context, event *bindings.TaikoL1
 
 	// If this prover is in contest mode, we check the validity of this proof and if it's invalid,
 	// contest it with a higher tier proof.
-	if !p.cfg.ContestControversialProofs {
+	if !p.cfg.ContesterMode {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/prover/prover_test.go b/prover/prover_test.go
index b6c11624f..07bd819a6 100644
--- a/prover/prover_test.go
+++ b/prover/prover_test.go
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ func (s *ProverTestSuite) TestOnBlockVerified() {
 }
 
 func (s *ProverTestSuite) TestContestWrongBlocks() {
-	s.p.cfg.ContestControversialProofs = false
+	s.p.cfg.ContesterMode = false
 	e := testutils.ProposeAndInsertValidBlock(&s.ClientTestSuite, s.proposer, s.d.ChainSyncer().CalldataSyncer())
 	s.Nil(s.p.onTransitionProved(context.Background(), &bindings.TaikoL1ClientTransitionProved{
 		BlockId: e.BlockId,
 		Tier:    e.MinTier,
 	}))
-	s.p.cfg.ContestControversialProofs = true
+	s.p.cfg.ContesterMode = true
 	s.p.cfg.GuardianProver = true
 
 	// Submit a wrong proof at first.