diff --git a/lib/read-feed.php b/lib/read-feed.php
index 32640f7..aeb2d1c 100644
--- a/lib/read-feed.php
+++ b/lib/read-feed.php
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ include_once('lib/comic-page.php');
 include_once('lib/log.php');
 
 function readFeed($path) {
-    $awfulSinging = file_get_contents($path);
+    $feedXmlRaw = file_get_contents($path);
 
-    if ($awfulSinging === false) {
+    if ($feedXmlRaw === false) {
         Log::warn("Failed to read existing XML feed from " . $path);
         return null;
     };
 
-    Log::info("Read " . strlen($awfulSinging) . " bytes from " . $path);
+    Log::info("Read " . strlen($feedXmlRaw) . " bytes from " . $path);
 
-    $xml = simplexml_load_string($awfulSinging);
+    $xml = simplexml_load_string($feedXmlRaw);
 
     $items = array();
     foreach ($xml->channel->item as $itemXml) {