diff --git a/r/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/KnitR.java b/r/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/KnitR.java
index bdc5b868605..ab29efe9b7b 100644
--- a/r/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/KnitR.java
+++ b/r/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/KnitR.java
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 public class KnitR extends Interpreter implements WrappedInterpreter {
   KnitRInterpreter intp;
 
-  public KnitR(Properties property, Boolean startSpark) {
-    super(property);
-    intp = new KnitRInterpreter(property, startSpark);
+  public KnitR(Properties properties, Boolean startSpark) {
+    super(properties);
+    intp = new KnitRInterpreter(properties, startSpark);
   }
-  public KnitR(Properties property) {
-    this(property, true);
+  public KnitR(Properties properties) {
+    this(properties, true);
   }
 
   public KnitR() {
@@ -47,38 +47,39 @@ public KnitR() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void open() {
+  public void open() throws InterpreterException {
     intp.open();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void close() {
+  public void close() throws InterpreterException {
     intp.close();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public InterpreterResult interpret(String s, InterpreterContext interpreterContext) {
+  public InterpreterResult interpret(String s, InterpreterContext interpreterContext)
+      throws InterpreterException {
     return intp.interpret(s, interpreterContext);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void cancel(InterpreterContext interpreterContext) {
+  public void cancel(InterpreterContext interpreterContext) throws InterpreterException {
     intp.cancel(interpreterContext);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public FormType getFormType() {
+  public FormType getFormType() throws InterpreterException {
     return intp.getFormType();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public int getProgress(InterpreterContext interpreterContext) {
+  public int getProgress(InterpreterContext interpreterContext) throws InterpreterException {
     return intp.getProgress(interpreterContext);
   }
 
   @Override
   public List<InterpreterCompletion> completion(String s, int i,
-      InterpreterContext interpreterContext) {
+      InterpreterContext interpreterContext) throws InterpreterException {
     List completion = intp.completion(s, i, interpreterContext);
     return completion;
   }
@@ -94,14 +95,14 @@ public Scheduler getScheduler() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void setProperty(Properties property) {
-    super.setProperty(property);
-    intp.setProperty(property);
+  public void setProperties(Properties properties) {
+    super.setProperties(properties);
+    intp.setProperties(properties);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Properties getProperty() {
-    return intp.getProperty();
+  public Properties getProperties() {
+    return intp.getProperties();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/r/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RRepl.java b/r/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RRepl.java
index 81891f80ce7..bdf7dae8765 100644
--- a/r/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RRepl.java
+++ b/r/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RRepl.java
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 public class RRepl extends Interpreter implements WrappedInterpreter {
   RReplInterpreter intp;
 
-  public RRepl(Properties property, Boolean startSpark) {
-    super(property);
-    intp = new RReplInterpreter(property, startSpark);
+  public RRepl(Properties properties, Boolean startSpark) {
+    super(properties);
+    intp = new RReplInterpreter(properties, startSpark);
   }
-  public RRepl(Properties property) {
-    this(property, true);
+  public RRepl(Properties properties) {
+    this(properties, true);
   }
 
   public RRepl() {
@@ -47,38 +47,39 @@ public RRepl() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void open() {
+  public void open() throws InterpreterException {
     intp.open();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void close() {
+  public void close() throws InterpreterException {
     intp.close();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public InterpreterResult interpret(String s, InterpreterContext interpreterContext) {
+  public InterpreterResult interpret(String s, InterpreterContext interpreterContext)
+      throws InterpreterException {
     return intp.interpret(s, interpreterContext);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void cancel(InterpreterContext interpreterContext) {
+  public void cancel(InterpreterContext interpreterContext) throws InterpreterException {
     intp.cancel(interpreterContext);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public FormType getFormType() {
+  public FormType getFormType() throws InterpreterException {
     return intp.getFormType();
   }
 
   @Override
-  public int getProgress(InterpreterContext interpreterContext) {
+  public int getProgress(InterpreterContext interpreterContext) throws InterpreterException {
     return intp.getProgress(interpreterContext);
   }
 
   @Override
   public List<InterpreterCompletion> completion(String s, int i,
-      InterpreterContext interpreterContext) {
+      InterpreterContext interpreterContext) throws InterpreterException {
     List completion = intp.completion(s, i, interpreterContext);
     return completion;
   }
@@ -94,14 +95,14 @@ public Scheduler getScheduler() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void setProperty(Properties property) {
-    super.setProperty(property);
-    intp.setProperty(property);
+  public void setProperties(Properties properties) {
+    super.setProperties(properties);
+    intp.setProperties(properties);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Properties getProperty() {
-    return intp.getProperty();
+  public Properties getProperties() {
+    return intp.getProperties();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/KnitRInterpreter.scala b/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/KnitRInterpreter.scala
index bc779c7a4f1..64b1d2686e5 100644
--- a/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/KnitRInterpreter.scala
+++ b/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/KnitRInterpreter.scala
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.InterpreterResult
 import org.apache.zeppelin.rinterpreter.rscala.RException
 
 
-class KnitRInterpreter(property: Properties, startSpark : Boolean = true) extends RInterpreter(property, startSpark) {
-  def this(property : Properties) = {
-    this(property, true)
+class KnitRInterpreter(properties: Properties, startSpark : Boolean = true) extends RInterpreter(properties, startSpark) {
+  def this(properties : Properties) = {
+    this(properties, true)
   }
 
   override def open: Unit = {
diff --git a/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RInterpreter.scala b/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RInterpreter.scala
index 9f5181d1bf7..0783f6c38c2 100644
--- a/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RInterpreter.scala
+++ b/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RInterpreter.scala
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ abstract class RInterpreter(properties : Properties, startSpark : Boolean = true
 
   def getrContext: RContext = rContext
 
-  protected lazy val rContext : RContext = synchronized{ RContext(property, this.getInterpreterGroup().getId()) }
+  protected lazy val rContext : RContext = synchronized{ RContext(properties, this.getInterpreterGroup().getId()) }
 
   def open: Unit = rContext.synchronized {
     logger.trace("RInterpreter opening")
diff --git a/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RReplInterpreter.scala b/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RReplInterpreter.scala
index 63be30240c0..013ccd8dd88 100644
--- a/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RReplInterpreter.scala
+++ b/r/src/main/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RReplInterpreter.scala
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.InterpreterContext
 import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.InterpreterResult
 import org.apache.zeppelin.rinterpreter.rscala.RException
 
-class RReplInterpreter(property: Properties, startSpark : Boolean = true) extends RInterpreter(property, startSpark) {
+class RReplInterpreter(properties: Properties, startSpark : Boolean = true) extends RInterpreter(properties, startSpark) {
 
- // protected val rContext : RContext = RContext(property)
+ // protected val rContext : RContext = RContext(properties)
 
-  def this(property : Properties) = {
-    this(property, true)
+  def this(properties : Properties) = {
+    this(properties, true)
   }
   private var firstCell : Boolean = true
   def interpret(st: String, context: InterpreterContext): InterpreterResult = {
diff --git a/r/src/test/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RInterpreterTest.scala b/r/src/test/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RInterpreterTest.scala
index 72085162aad..443394c4083 100644
--- a/r/src/test/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RInterpreterTest.scala
+++ b/r/src/test/scala/org/apache/zeppelin/rinterpreter/RInterpreterTest.scala
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class RInterpreterTest extends FlatSpec {
   it should "have persistent properties" in {
     val props = new Properties()
     props.setProperty("hello", "world")
-    rint.setProperty(props)
+    rint.setProperties(props)
     assertResult("world") {
       rint.getProperty("hello")
     }
diff --git a/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkInterpreter.java b/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkInterpreter.java
index 0536825204f..71a439f4978 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkInterpreter.java
+++ b/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkInterpreter.java
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ public String getSparkUIUrl() {
       return sparkUrl;
     }
 
-    String sparkUrlProp = property.getProperty("zeppelin.spark.uiWebUrl", "");
+    String sparkUrlProp = getProperty("zeppelin.spark.uiWebUrl", "");
     if (!StringUtils.isBlank(sparkUrlProp)) {
       return sparkUrlProp;
     }