diff --git a/contrib/inactive-windows-transparency.py b/contrib/inactive-windows-transparency.py
index ceb549497..219669ae7 100755
--- a/contrib/inactive-windows-transparency.py
+++ b/contrib/inactive-windows-transparency.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import signal
 import sys
 from functools import partial
 
-def on_window_focus(inactive_opacity, allinactive, ipc, event):
+def on_window_focus(inactive_opacity, allworkspaces, ipc, event):
     global prev_focused
     global prev_workspace
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def on_window_focus(inactive_opacity, allinactive, ipc, event):
 
     if focused.id != prev_focused.id:  # https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/2859
         focused.command("opacity 1")
-        if allinactive:
+        if allworkspaces:
             prev_focused.command("opacity " + inactive_opacity)
         elif workspace == prev_workspace:
             prev_focused.command("opacity " + inactive_opacity)
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         help="set opacity value in range 0...1",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--allinactive",
+        "--allworkspaces",
         "-a",
-        dest="allinactive",
+        dest="allworkspaces",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Whether windows in the inactive workspace should also be made transparent.",
+        help="Whether windows in the inactive workspaces should also be made transparent.",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             window.command("opacity " + args.opacity)
     for sig in [signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM]:
         signal.signal(sig, lambda signal, frame: remove_transparency(ipc))
-    ipc.on("window::focus", partial(on_window_focus, args.opacity, args.allinactive))
+    ipc.on("window::focus", partial(on_window_focus, args.opacity, args.allworkspaces))
     ipc.main()
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