diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 37f7762..c602c45 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ locals {
   }
   gke_machine_type      = coalesce(var.gke_machine_type, local.deployment_size[var.size].node_instance)
   max_node_count        = coalesce(var.gke_max_node_count, local.deployment_size[var.size].max_node_count)
-  min_node_count        = coalesce(var.gke_node_count, local.deployment_size[var.size].min_node_count)
+  min_node_count        = coalesce(var.gke_min_node_count, local.deployment_size[var.size].min_node_count)
   database_machine_type = coalesce(var.database_machine_type, local.deployment_size[var.size].db)
   redis_memory_size_gb  = coalesce(var.redis_memory_size_gb, local.deployment_size[var.size].cache)
 }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 7446a58..8a68821 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ variable "redis_memory_size_gb" {
 ##########################################
 # External Bucket                        #
 ##########################################
-# Most users will not need these settings. They are ment for users who want a
+# Most users will not need these settings. They are meant for users who want a
 # bucket in a different account.
 
 variable "bucket_name" {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ variable "gke_machine_type" {
 }
 
 
-variable "gke_node_count" {
+variable "gke_min_node_count" {
   type    = number
   description = "Initial number of nodes for the GKE cluster, if gke_max_node_count is set, this is the minimum number of nodes. Defaults to null and value from deployment-size.tf is used"
   default = null