diff --git a/src/cript/api/api.py b/src/cript/api/api.py
index 945b1274d..ed65b53bd 100644
--- a/src/cript/api/api.py
+++ b/src/cript/api/api.py
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ def upload_file(self, file_path: Union[Path, str]) -> str:
         return object_name
 
     @beartype
-    def download_file(self, object_name: str, destination_path: str = ".") -> None:
+    def download_file(self, file_source: str, destination_path: str = ".") -> None:
         """
         download a file from AWS S3 and save it to the specified path on local storage
 
@@ -652,10 +652,10 @@ def download_file(self, object_name: str, destination_path: str = ".") -> None:
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        object_name: str
-            object_name within AWS S3 the extension e.g. "my_file_name.txt
+        file_source: str
+            object_name: within AWS S3 the extension e.g. "my_file_name.txt
             the file is then searched within "Data/{file_name}" and saved to local storage
-            In case of the file source is a URL then it is the file source URL
+            URL file source: In case of the file source is a URL then it is the file source URL
                 starting with "https://"
         destination_path: str
             please provide a path with file name of where you would like the file to be saved
@@ -682,12 +682,12 @@ def download_file(self, object_name: str, destination_path: str = ".") -> None:
         """
 
         # if the file source is a URL
-        if object_name.startswith("http"):
-            download_file_from_url(url=object_name, destination_path=Path(destination_path).resolve())
+        if file_source.startswith("http"):
+            download_file_from_url(url=file_source, destination_path=Path(destination_path).resolve())
             return
 
         # the file is stored in cloud storage and must be retrieved via object_name
-        self._s3_client.download_file(Bucket=self._BUCKET_NAME, Key=object_name, Filename=destination_path)  # type: ignore
+        self._s3_client.download_file(Bucket=self._BUCKET_NAME, Key=file_source, Filename=destination_path)  # type: ignore
 
     @beartype
     def search(
diff --git a/src/cript/nodes/supporting_nodes/file.py b/src/cript/nodes/supporting_nodes/file.py
index 0962b103f..eebd0e73d 100644
--- a/src/cript/nodes/supporting_nodes/file.py
+++ b/src/cript/nodes/supporting_nodes/file.py
@@ -442,4 +442,4 @@ def download(
 
         absolute_file_path = str((existing_folder_path / file_name).resolve())
 
-        api.download_file(object_name=self.source, destination_path=absolute_file_path)
+        api.download_file(file_source=self.source, destination_path=absolute_file_path)
diff --git a/tests/api/test_api.py b/tests/api/test_api.py
index b5f546047..d6010a2e0 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_api.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def test_download_file_from_url(cript_api: cript.API, tmp_path) -> None:
     # the path it will save it to will be `tmp_path/downloaded_file_name.json`
     path_to_save_file: Path = tmp_path / "downloaded_file_name"
 
-    cript_api.download_file(object_name=url_to_download_file, destination_path=str(path_to_save_file))
+    cript_api.download_file(file_source=url_to_download_file, destination_path=str(path_to_save_file))
 
     # add file extension to file path and convert it to file path object
     path_to_read_file = Path(str(path_to_save_file) + ".json").resolve()
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def test_upload_and_download_local_file(cript_api, tmp_path_factory) -> None:
     download_test_file = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("test_api_file_download") / "temp_download_file.txt"
 
     # download file from cloud storage
-    cript_api.download_file(object_name=my_file_cloud_storage_object_name, destination_path=str(download_test_file))
+    cript_api.download_file(file_source=my_file_cloud_storage_object_name, destination_path=str(download_test_file))
 
     # read file contents
     downloaded_file_contents = download_test_file.read_text()