diff --git a/inbound/config.go b/inbound/config.go
index fb23d1c..d8aeaed 100644
--- a/inbound/config.go
+++ b/inbound/config.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func ValidateWorkerConfig(config *WorkerConfig) error {
 	if err := validateMaxQueueSize(config.MaxQueueSize); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := validateDeadTimeout(config.InactivityTimeout); err != nil {
+	if err := validateInactivityTimeout(config.InactivityTimeout); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ func validateMaxQueueSize(value int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateDeadTimeout(value time.Duration) error {
+func validateInactivityTimeout(value time.Duration) error {
 	if value < 0 {
-		return InvalidDeadTimeout
+		return InvalidInactivityTimeout
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ func WithMaxQueueSize(value int) WorkerOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// When DeadTimeout is zero, the watchdog is disabled.
-func WithDeadTimeout(value time.Duration) WorkerOption {
+// When InactivityTimeout is zero, the watchdog is disabled.
+func WithInactivityTimeout(value time.Duration) WorkerOption {
 	return func(c *WorkerConfig) error {
-		if err := validateDeadTimeout(value); err != nil {
+		if err := validateInactivityTimeout(value); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		c.InactivityTimeout = value
diff --git a/inbound/config_test.go b/inbound/config_test.go
index 8af0fc3..ed135c2 100644
--- a/inbound/config_test.go
+++ b/inbound/config_test.go
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ func TestValidateWorkerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			conf: *GetDefaultWorkerConfig(),
 		},
 		{
-			name: "zero dead timeout disabled",
+			name: "zero inactivity timeout disabled",
 			conf: WorkerConfig{InactivityTimeout: 0},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "positive dead timeout",
+			name: "positive inactivity timeout",
 			conf: WorkerConfig{InactivityTimeout: 30 * time.Second},
 		},
 		{
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ func TestValidateWorkerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: InvalidMaxQueueSize,
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "negative dead timeout",
+			name:    "negative inactivity timeout",
 			conf:    WorkerConfig{InactivityTimeout: -1 * time.Second},
-			wantErr: InvalidDeadTimeout,
+			wantErr: InvalidInactivityTimeout,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -78,18 +78,18 @@ func TestWithMaxQueueSize(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, InvalidMaxQueueSize)
 }
 
-func TestWithDeadTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+func TestWithInactivityTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	conf := &WorkerConfig{}
 
-	err := applyWorkerOptions(conf, WithDeadTimeout(30*time.Second))
+	err := applyWorkerOptions(conf, WithInactivityTimeout(30*time.Second))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 30*time.Second, conf.InactivityTimeout)
 
-	err = applyWorkerOptions(conf, WithDeadTimeout(0))
+	err = applyWorkerOptions(conf, WithInactivityTimeout(0))
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = applyWorkerOptions(conf, WithDeadTimeout(-1*time.Second))
-	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, InvalidDeadTimeout)
+	err = applyWorkerOptions(conf, WithInactivityTimeout(-1*time.Second))
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, InvalidInactivityTimeout)
 }
 
 func TestNewPoolConfig(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/inbound/errors.go b/inbound/errors.go
index a6b7c58..dc5cb19 100644
--- a/inbound/errors.go
+++ b/inbound/errors.go
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ var (
 	ErrPeerExists   = errors.New("peer already exists")
 
 	// Config errors
-	InvalidMaxQueueSize = errors.New("maximum queue size cannot be negative")
-	InvalidDeadTimeout  = errors.New("dead timeout cannot be negative")
+	InvalidMaxQueueSize      = errors.New("maximum queue size cannot be negative")
+	InvalidInactivityTimeout = errors.New("inactivity timeout cannot be negative")
 )