diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index 22ba054..c89eef2 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "EspSoftwareSerial",
-    "version": "6.15.0",
+    "version": "6.15.1",
     "description": "Implementation of the Arduino software serial for ESP8266/ESP32.",
     "keywords": [
         "serial", "io", "softwareserial"
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 24f5a5e..a3553b1 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=EspSoftwareSerial
-version=6.15.0
+version=6.15.1
 author=Dirk Kaar, Peter Lerup
 maintainer=Dirk Kaar <dok@dok-net.net>
 sentence=Implementation of the Arduino software serial for ESP8266/ESP32.
diff --git a/src/SoftwareSerial.cpp b/src/SoftwareSerial.cpp
index 46cb34b..752a66e 100644
--- a/src/SoftwareSerial.cpp
+++ b/src/SoftwareSerial.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void SoftwareSerial::enableTx(bool on) {
 void SoftwareSerial::enableRx(bool on) {
     if (m_rxValid) {
         if (on) {
-            m_rxCurBit = m_pduBits - 1;
+            m_rxLastBit = m_pduBits - 1;
             // Init to stop bit level and current cycle
             m_isrLastCycle = (ESP.getCycleCount() | 1) ^ m_invert;
             if (m_bitCycles >= (ESP.getCpuFreqMHz() * 1000000UL) / 74880UL)
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ void SoftwareSerial::rxBits() {
     // and there was also no next start bit yet, so one word may be pending.
     // Check that there was no new ISR data received in the meantime, inserting an
     // extraneous stop level bit out of sequence breaks rx.
-    if (m_rxCurBit >= -1 && m_rxCurBit < m_pduBits - 1) {
-        const uint32_t detectionCycles = (m_pduBits - 1 - m_rxCurBit) * m_bitCycles;
+    if (m_rxLastBit < m_pduBits - 1) {
+        const uint32_t detectionCycles = (m_pduBits - 1 - m_rxLastBit) * m_bitCycles;
         if (!m_isrBuffer->available() && ESP.getCycleCount() - m_isrLastCycle > detectionCycles) {
             // Produce faux stop bit level, prevents start bit maldetection
             // cycle's LSB is repurposed for the level bit
@@ -490,25 +490,25 @@ void SoftwareSerial::rxBits(const uint32_t isrCycle) {
     if (cycles % m_bitCycles > (m_bitCycles >> 1)) ++bits;
     while (bits > 0) {
         // start bit detection
-        if (m_rxCurBit >= (m_pduBits - 1)) {
+        if (m_rxLastBit >= (m_pduBits - 1)) {
             // leading edge of start bit?
             if (level) break;
-            m_rxCurBit = -1;
+            m_rxLastBit = -1;
             --bits;
             continue;
         }
         // data bits
-        if (m_rxCurBit >= -1 && m_rxCurBit < (m_dataBits - 1)) {
-            uint8_t dataBits = min(bits, static_cast<uint32_t>(m_dataBits - 1 - m_rxCurBit));
-            m_rxCurBit += dataBits;
+        if (m_rxLastBit < (m_dataBits - 1)) {
+            uint8_t dataBits = min(bits, static_cast<uint32_t>(m_dataBits - 1 - m_rxLastBit));
+            m_rxLastBit += dataBits;
             bits -= dataBits;
             m_rxCurByte >>= dataBits;
             if (level) { m_rxCurByte |= (BYTE_ALL_BITS_SET << (8 - dataBits)); }
             continue;
         }
         // parity bit
-        if (m_parityMode && m_rxCurBit == (m_dataBits - 1)) {
-            ++m_rxCurBit;
+        if (m_parityMode && m_rxLastBit == (m_dataBits - 1)) {
+            ++m_rxLastBit;
             --bits;
             m_rxCurParity = level;
             continue;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ void SoftwareSerial::rxBits(const uint32_t isrCycle) {
         // stop bits
         // Store the received value in the buffer unless we have an overflow
         // if not high stop bit level, discard word
-        if (bits >= static_cast<uint32_t>(m_pduBits - 1 - m_rxCurBit) && level) {
+        if (bits >= static_cast<uint32_t>(m_pduBits - 1 - m_rxLastBit) && level) {
             m_rxCurByte >>= (sizeof(uint8_t) * 8 - m_dataBits);
             if (!m_buffer->push(m_rxCurByte)) {
                 m_overflow = true;
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void SoftwareSerial::rxBits(const uint32_t isrCycle) {
                 }
             }
         }
-        m_rxCurBit = m_pduBits - 1;
+        m_rxLastBit = m_pduBits - 1;
         // reset to 0 is important for masked bit logic
         m_rxCurByte = 0;
         m_rxCurParity = false;
diff --git a/src/SoftwareSerial.h b/src/SoftwareSerial.h
index 6e40d38..1576f9e 100644
--- a/src/SoftwareSerial.h
+++ b/src/SoftwareSerial.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class SoftwareSerial : public Stream {
     uint32_t m_bitCycles;
     uint8_t m_parityInPos;
     uint8_t m_parityOutPos;
-    int8_t m_rxCurBit; // 0 thru (m_pduBits - m_stopBits - 1): data/parity bits. -1: start bit. (m_pduBits - 1): stop bit.
+    int8_t m_rxLastBit; // 0 thru (m_pduBits - m_stopBits - 1): data/parity bits. -1: start bit. (m_pduBits - 1): stop bit.
     uint8_t m_rxCurByte = 0;
     std::unique_ptr<circular_queue<uint8_t> > m_buffer;
     std::unique_ptr<circular_queue<uint8_t> > m_parityBuffer;