diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
index 0241cd7205..adce832932 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/aggregated_body.rs
@@ -263,19 +263,19 @@ impl AggregateBody {
             "{} coinbases found in body.", coinbase_counter,
         );
 
-        let mut coinbase_counter = 0; // there should be exactly 1 coinbase kernel as well
+        let mut coinbase_kernel_counter = 0; // there should be exactly 1 coinbase kernel as well
         for kernel in self.kernels() {
             if kernel.features.contains(KernelFeatures::COINBASE_KERNEL) {
                 coinbase_counter += 1;
                 coinbase_kernel = Some(kernel);
             }
         }
-        if coinbase_kernel.is_none() || coinbase_counter != 1 {
+        if coinbase_kernel.is_none() || coinbase_kernel_counter != 1 {
             warn!(
                 target: LOG_TARGET,
                 "{} coinbase kernels found in body. Only a single coinbase kernel is permitted.", coinbase_counter,
             );
-            return Err(TransactionError::MoreThanOneCoinbase);
+            return Err(TransactionError::MoreThanOneCoinbaseKernel);
         }
 
         let coinbase_kernel = coinbase_kernel.expect("coinbase_kernel: none checked");
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/coinbase_builder.rs b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/coinbase_builder.rs
index 257382719f..41430a1cad 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/coinbase_builder.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/coinbase_builder.rs
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ mod test {
                 &factories,
                 42
             ),
-            Err(TransactionError::MoreThanOneCoinbase)
+            Err(TransactionError::MoreThanOneCoinbaseKernel)
         ));
         // testing that "block" is still valid
         let body_validator = AggregateBodyInternalConsistencyValidator::new(false, rules, factories);
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/transaction_components/error.rs b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/transaction_components/error.rs
index e1cbf3c14d..f7bf4d72a4 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/transactions/transaction_components/error.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/transactions/transaction_components/error.rs
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ pub enum TransactionError {
     InvalidCoinbase,
     #[error("Invalid coinbase maturity in body")]
     InvalidCoinbaseMaturity,
-    #[error("More than one coinbase in body")]
-    MoreThanOneCoinbase,
+    #[error("More than one coinbase kernel in body")]
+    MoreThanOneCoinbaseKernel,
     #[error("No coinbase in body")]
     NoCoinbase,
     #[error("Input maturity not reached")]
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/validation/block_body/test.rs b/base_layer/core/src/validation/block_body/test.rs
index d4dbcc7ff9..d2feef8c70 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/validation/block_body/test.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/validation/block_body/test.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ async fn it_checks_the_coinbase_reward() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn it_checks_exactly_one_coinbase() {
+async fn it_allows_multiple_coinbases() {
     let (blockchain, validator) = setup(true);
 
     let (mut block, coinbase) = blockchain.create_unmined_block(block_spec!("A1", parent: "GB")).await;