diff --git a/messages/teleporter/message_handler.go b/messages/teleporter/message_handler.go
index 434d0546..8a3f8ea3 100644
--- a/messages/teleporter/message_handler.go
+++ b/messages/teleporter/message_handler.go
@@ -163,15 +163,15 @@ func (m *messageHandler) ShouldSendMessage(destinationClient vms.DestinationClie
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to calculate Teleporter message ID: %w", err)
 	}
 	requiredGasLimit := m.teleporterMessage.RequiredGasLimit.Uint64()
-	maxGasLimit := destinationClient.BlockGasLimit()
+	destBlockGasLimit := destinationClient.BlockGasLimit()
 	// Check if the specified gas limit is below the maximum threshold
-	if requiredGasLimit > maxGasLimit {
+	if requiredGasLimit > destBlockGasLimit {
 		m.logger.Info(
 			"Gas limit exceeds maximum threshold",
 			zap.String("destinationBlockchainID", destinationBlockchainID.String()),
 			zap.String("teleporterMessageID", teleporterMessageID.String()),
 			zap.Uint64("requiredGasLimit", m.teleporterMessage.RequiredGasLimit.Uint64()),
-			zap.Uint64("maxGasLimit", maxGasLimit),
+			zap.Uint64("blockGasLimit", destBlockGasLimit),
 		)
 		return false, nil
 	}
diff --git a/messages/teleporter/message_handler_test.go b/messages/teleporter/message_handler_test.go
index fd7b0208..f0df869b 100644
--- a/messages/teleporter/message_handler_test.go
+++ b/messages/teleporter/message_handler_test.go
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ func TestShouldSendMessage(t *testing.T) {
 				SenderAddress().
 				Return(test.senderAddressResult).
 				Times(test.senderAddressTimes)
+			mockClient.EXPECT().BlockGasLimit().Return(uint64(config.DefaultBlockGasLimit)).AnyTimes()
 			mockClient.EXPECT().DestinationBlockchainID().Return(destinationBlockchainID).AnyTimes()
 			if test.messageReceivedCall != nil {
 				messageReceivedInput := interfaces.CallMsg{
diff --git a/relayer/config/destination_blockchain.go b/relayer/config/destination_blockchain.go
index 3e2c5418..c5e68e03 100644
--- a/relayer/config/destination_blockchain.go
+++ b/relayer/config/destination_blockchain.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// The maximum gas limit that can be specified for a Teleporter message
+	// The block gas limit that can be specified for a Teleporter message
 	// Based on the C-Chain 15_000_000 gas limit per block, with other Warp message gas overhead conservatively estimated.
 	DefaultBlockGasLimit = 12_000_000
 )
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type DestinationBlockchain struct {
 	KMSKeyID          string            `mapstructure:"kms-key-id" json:"kms-key-id"`
 	KMSAWSRegion      string            `mapstructure:"kms-aws-region" json:"kms-aws-region"`
 	AccountPrivateKey string            `mapstructure:"account-private-key" json:"account-private-key"`
-	BlockGasLimit     uint64            `mapstructure:"teleporter-max-gas-limit" json:"teleporter-max-gas-limit"`
+	BlockGasLimit     uint64            `mapstructure:"block-gas-limit" json:"block-gas-limit"`
 
 	// Fetched from the chain after startup
 	warpConfig WarpConfig
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *DestinationBlockchain) Validate() error {
 
 	if s.subnetID == constants.PrimaryNetworkID &&
 		s.BlockGasLimit > DefaultBlockGasLimit {
-		return fmt.Errorf("C-Chain max-gas-limit '%d' exceeded", s.BlockGasLimit)
+		return fmt.Errorf("C-Chain block-gas-limit '%d' exceeded", s.BlockGasLimit)
 	}
 
 	return nil