diff --git a/doc/example/patterns_async_call.cpp b/doc/example/patterns_async_call.cpp
index 2a0dd5d..888be3e 100644
--- a/doc/example/patterns_async_call.cpp
+++ b/doc/example/patterns_async_call.cpp
@@ -35,15 +35,16 @@ namespace
 namespace
 {
     template< typename F >
-    void wait( bool& condition, F flush, int timeout = 100, int sleep = 100 )
+    void check( bool& condition, F flush, int attempts = 100, int sleep = 100 )
     {
-        while( !condition && timeout > 0 )
+        while( !condition && attempts > 0 )
         {
-            --timeout;
+            --attempts;
             boost::this_thread::sleep( boost::posix_time::milliseconds( sleep ) );
             flush();
         }
     }
+
     MOCK_BASE_CLASS( mock_base_class, base_class )
     {
         MOCK_METHOD( method, 0 )
@@ -52,10 +53,10 @@ namespace
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( method_is_called )
 {
-    mock_base_class mock;
-    my_class c( mock );
+    mock_base_class m;
+    my_class c( m );
     bool done = false;
-    MOCK_EXPECT( mock.method ).once().calls( boost::lambda::var( done ) = true ); // when method is called it will set done to true
-    wait( done, boost::bind( &my_class::flush, &c ) );                            // just wait on done, flushing from time to time
+    MOCK_EXPECT( m.method ).once().calls( boost::lambda::var( done ) = true ); // when method is called it will set done to true
+    check( done, boost::bind( &my_class::flush, &c ) );                        // just wait on done, flushing from time to time
 }
 //]