diff --git a/src/CrossSigningManager.js b/src/CrossSigningManager.js
index 29eb3cb8be..da7c0673d2 100644
--- a/src/CrossSigningManager.js
+++ b/src/CrossSigningManager.js
@@ -216,19 +216,19 @@ export async function promptForBackupPassphrase() {
  *
  * @param {Function} [func] An operation to perform once secret storage has been
  * bootstrapped. Optional.
- * @param {bool} [force] Reset secret storage even if it's already set up
+ * @param {bool} [forceReset] Reset secret storage even if it's already set up
  */
-export async function accessSecretStorage(func = async () => { }, force = false) {
+export async function accessSecretStorage(func = async () => { }, forceReset = false) {
     const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
     secretStorageBeingAccessed = true;
     try {
-        if (!await cli.hasSecretStorageKey() || force) {
+        if (!await cli.hasSecretStorageKey() || forceReset) {
             // This dialog calls bootstrap itself after guiding the user through
             // passphrase creation.
             const { finished } = Modal.createTrackedDialogAsync('Create Secret Storage dialog', '',
                 import("./async-components/views/dialogs/secretstorage/CreateSecretStorageDialog"),
                 {
-                    force,
+                    force: forceReset,
                 },
                 null, /* priority = */ false, /* static = */ true,
             );
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/CrossSigningPanel.js b/src/components/views/settings/CrossSigningPanel.js
index 1242c35df8..2217a0f2ee 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/CrossSigningPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/CrossSigningPanel.js
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ export default class CrossSigningPanel extends React.PureComponent {
      * 2. Access existing secret storage by requesting passphrase and accessing
      *    cross-signing keys as needed.
      * 3. All keys are loaded and there's nothing to do.
-     * @param {bool} [force] Bootstrap again even if keys already present
+     * @param {bool} [forceReset] Bootstrap again even if keys already present
      */
-    _bootstrapSecureSecretStorage = async (force=false) => {
+    _bootstrapSecureSecretStorage = async (forceReset=false) => {
         this.setState({ error: null });
         try {
-            await accessSecretStorage(() => undefined, force);
+            await accessSecretStorage(() => undefined, forceReset);
         } catch (e) {
             this.setState({ error: e });
             console.error("Error bootstrapping secret storage", e);