diff --git a/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb b/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
index 3f222509e..11296d64e 100644
--- a/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
+++ b/app/models/location_deactivation_period.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ class LocationDeactivationPeriodValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
 
   def validate(record)
     location = record.location
-    recent_deactivation = location.location_deactivation_periods.deactivations_without_reactivation.first
-    if recent_deactivation.present? && recent_deactivation.deactivation_date <= 6.months.from_now
-      validate_reactivation(record, recent_deactivation, location)
+    open_deactivation = location.location_deactivation_periods.deactivations_without_reactivation.first
+    if open_deactivation.present? && open_deactivation.deactivation_date <= 6.months.from_now
+      validate_reactivation(record, open_deactivation, location)
     else
       validate_deactivation(record, location)
     end
diff --git a/app/models/scheme_deactivation_period.rb b/app/models/scheme_deactivation_period.rb
index cb27534f7..2c61d59f9 100644
--- a/app/models/scheme_deactivation_period.rb
+++ b/app/models/scheme_deactivation_period.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ class SchemeDeactivationPeriodValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
 
   def validate(record)
     scheme = record.scheme
-    recent_deactivation = scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.deactivations_without_reactivation.first
-    if recent_deactivation.present? && recent_deactivation.deactivation_date <= 6.months.from_now
-      validate_reactivation(record, recent_deactivation, scheme)
+    open_deactivation = scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.deactivations_without_reactivation.first
+    if open_deactivation.present? && open_deactivation.deactivation_date <= 6.months.from_now
+      validate_reactivation(record, open_deactivation, scheme)
     else
       validate_deactivation(record, scheme)
     end