diff --git a/src/main/java/picard/sam/SamErrorMetric/CollectSamErrorMetrics.java b/src/main/java/picard/sam/SamErrorMetric/CollectSamErrorMetrics.java
index 992b8784a3..f5cbae06a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/picard/sam/SamErrorMetric/CollectSamErrorMetrics.java
+++ b/src/main/java/picard/sam/SamErrorMetric/CollectSamErrorMetrics.java
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ private static boolean advanceIteratorAndCheckLocus(final PeekableIterator<Varia
      * whether or not a deletion has already been processed. Note that calling this method will
      * have the side effect of signaling that the record is processed at this location.
      *
-     * @param deletionRaO The RecordAndOffset to be checked
+     * @param deletionRao The RecordAndOffset to be checked
      * @param locusInfo   The LocusInfo to determine the current locus
      * @return True, if the record has been seen at the previous locus. False, if it has not yet been seen.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/picard/sam/SamErrorMetric/IndelErrorMetric.java b/src/main/java/picard/sam/SamErrorMetric/IndelErrorMetric.java
index 3664a4f42a..f4bf9e916a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/picard/sam/SamErrorMetric/IndelErrorMetric.java
+++ b/src/main/java/picard/sam/SamErrorMetric/IndelErrorMetric.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class IndelErrorMetric extends BaseErrorMetric {
      * The number of insertions. Note: This is not the number of bases that have been inserted.
      */
     @MergeByAdding
-    public long NUM_INSERTS = 0;
+    public long NUM_INSERTIONS = 0;
 
     /**
      * The number of inserted bases.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class IndelErrorMetric extends BaseErrorMetric {
      * The (phred) rate of insertions.
      */
     @NoMergingIsDerived
-    public int INSERTS_Q = 0;
+    public int INSERTIONS_Q = 0;
 
     /**
      * The number of deletions. Note: This is not the number of bases that have been deleted.