diff --git a/pydyad/pydyad/bindings.py b/pydyad/pydyad/bindings.py
index 7bece7eb..c7c1e29c 100644
--- a/pydyad/pydyad/bindings.py
+++ b/pydyad/pydyad/bindings.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 
         self.dyad_init_env = self.dyad_ctx_lib.dyad_init_env
         self.dyad_init_env.argtypes = [
-            ctypes.c_inti,                                   # dtl_comm_mode
+            ctypes.c_int,                                    # dtl_comm_mode
             ctypes.c_void_p                                  # flux_handle
         ]
         self.dyad_init_env.restype = ctypes.c_int
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def init(
         cons_managed_path=None,
         relative_to_managed_path=False,
         dtl_mode=None,
-        dtl_comm_mode=DTL_COMM_RECV,
+        dtl_comm_mode=DTLCommMode.DYAD_COMM_RECV,
         flux_handle=None
     ):
         self.log_inst = dlio_logger.initialize_log(logfile=None, data_dir=None, process_id=-1)
diff --git a/src/dyad/core/dyad_ctx.c b/src/dyad/core/dyad_ctx.c
index 7125c442..35a2f945 100644
--- a/src/dyad/core/dyad_ctx.c
+++ b/src/dyad/core/dyad_ctx.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_ctx_t* dyad_ctx_get ()
     return ctx;
 }
 
-DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED void dyad_ctx_init (const dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t comm_mode,
+DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED void dyad_ctx_init (const dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t dtl_comm_mode,
                                       void* flux_handle)
 {
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED void dyad_ctx_init (const dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t comm_mode,
     DYAD_C_FUNCTION_START();
     dyad_rc_t rc = DYAD_RC_OK;
 
-    rc = dyad_init_env (comm_mode, flux_handle);
+    rc = dyad_init_env (dtl_comm_mode, flux_handle);
 
     if (DYAD_IS_ERROR (rc)) {
         fprintf (stderr, "Failed to initialize DYAD (code = %d)", rc);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ init_region_finish:;
     return rc;
 }
 
-DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED  dyad_rc_t dyad_init_env (const dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t comm_mode,
+DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED  dyad_rc_t dyad_init_env (const dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t dtl_comm_mode,
                                             void* flux_handle)
 {
     DYAD_C_FUNCTION_START();
@@ -452,14 +452,14 @@ DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED  dyad_rc_t dyad_init_env (const dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t comm_mode
                       cons_managed_path,
                       relative_to_managed_path,
                       dtl_mode,
-                      comm_mode,
+                      dtl_comm_mode,
                       flux_handle);
     DYAD_C_FUNCTION_END();
     return rc;
 }
 
 DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_rc_t dyad_set_and_init_dtl_mode (const char* dtl_name,
-                                                        dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t comm_mode)
+                                                        dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t dtl_comm_mode)
 {
     int rc = DYAD_RC_OK;
     size_t dtl_name_len = 0ul;
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_rc_t dyad_set_and_init_dtl_mode (const char* dtl_name,
         goto set_and_init_dtl_mode_region_finish;
     }
 
-    rc = dyad_dtl_init (ctx, dtl_mode, comm_mode, ctx->debug);
+    rc = dyad_dtl_init (ctx, dtl_mode, dtl_comm_mode, ctx->debug);
     if (DYAD_IS_ERROR (rc)) {
         DYAD_LOG_ERROR (ctx, "Cannot initialize the DTL %s\n", \
                         dyad_dtl_mode_name[dtl_mode]);
diff --git a/src/dyad/core/dyad_ctx.h b/src/dyad/core/dyad_ctx.h
index baeb01a3..e057f319 100644
--- a/src/dyad/core/dyad_ctx.h
+++ b/src/dyad/core/dyad_ctx.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_ctx_t* dyad_ctx_get ();
-DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED void dyad_ctx_init (dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t m,
+DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED void dyad_ctx_init (dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t dtl_comm_mode,
                                       void* flux_handle);
 DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED void dyad_ctx_fini ();
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_rc_t dyad_init (bool debug,
  *
  * @return An error code from dyad_rc.h
  */
-DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_rc_t dyad_init_env (const dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t comm_mode,
+DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_rc_t dyad_init_env (const dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t dtl_comm_mode,
                                            void* flux_handle);
 
 /**
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_rc_t dyad_set_cons_path (const char* path);
  * @return An error code from dyad_rc.h
  */
 DYAD_DLL_EXPORTED dyad_rc_t dyad_set_and_init_dtl_mode (const char* dtl_mode_name,
-                                                        dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t comm_mode);
+                                                        dyad_dtl_comm_mode_t dtl_comm_mode);
 
 /**
  * Reset the contents of the ctx to the default values and deallocate