diff --git a/wled00/data/update.htm b/wled00/data/update.htm
index fd82372ff..d4148723d 100644
--- a/wled00/data/update.htm
+++ b/wled00/data/update.htm
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 		style="vertical-align: text-bottom; display: inline-flex;">
 		<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/wled-dev/WLED.svg?style=flat-square"></a><br>
 		<input type='file' name='update' required><br> <!--should have accept='.bin', but it prevents file upload from android app-->
-		<input type='checkbox' name='ignoreRelease' id='ignoreRelease'>
-		<label for='ignoreRelease'>Ignore firmware validation</label><br>
+		<input type='checkbox' name='skipValidation' id='skipValidation'>
+		<label for='skipValidation'>Ignore firmware validation</label><br>
 		<button type="submit">Update!</button><br>
 		<hr class="sml">
 		<button id="rev" type="button" onclick="cR()">Revert update</button><br>
diff --git a/wled00/ota_release_check.cpp b/wled00/ota_release_check.cpp
index ae9ddcac0..59b33c367 100644
--- a/wled00/ota_release_check.cpp
+++ b/wled00/ota_release_check.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ bool validateReleaseCompatibility(const char* extractedRelease) {
   return match;
 }
 
-bool shouldAllowOTA(const uint8_t* binaryData, size_t dataSize, bool ignoreReleaseCheck, char* errorMessage) {
+bool shouldAllowOTA(const uint8_t* binaryData, size_t dataSize, bool skipValidation, char* errorMessage) {
   // Clear error message
   if (errorMessage) {
     errorMessage[0] = '\0';
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ bool shouldAllowOTA(const uint8_t* binaryData, size_t dataSize, bool ignoreRelea
   (void)local_desc; // Suppress unused variable warning
 
   // If user chose to ignore release check, allow OTA
-  if (ignoreReleaseCheck) {
+  if (skipValidation) {
     DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("OTA release check bypassed by user"));
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/wled00/ota_release_check.h b/wled00/ota_release_check.h
index 7ccb5f7a9..fe2ade1ad 100644
--- a/wled00/ota_release_check.h
+++ b/wled00/ota_release_check.h
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ bool validateReleaseCompatibility(const char* extractedRelease);
  * Check if OTA should be allowed based on release compatibility using custom description
  * @param binaryData Pointer to binary file data (not modified)
  * @param dataSize Size of binary data in bytes
- * @param ignoreReleaseCheck If true, skip release validation
+ * @param skipValidation If true, skip release validation
  * @param errorMessage Buffer to store error message if validation fails (should be at least 128 bytes)
  * @return true if OTA should proceed, false if it should be blocked
  */
-bool shouldAllowOTA(const uint8_t* binaryData, size_t dataSize, bool ignoreReleaseCheck, char* errorMessage);
+bool shouldAllowOTA(const uint8_t* binaryData, size_t dataSize, bool skipValidation, char* errorMessage);
 
 /**
  * Get pointer to the embedded custom description structure
diff --git a/wled00/wled_server.cpp b/wled00/wled_server.cpp
index 32e0d5978..226ee542b 100644
--- a/wled00/wled_server.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled_server.cpp
@@ -433,11 +433,11 @@ void initServer()
       DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("OTA Update Start"));
       
       // Check if user wants to ignore release check
-      bool ignoreRelease = request->hasParam("ignoreRelease", true);
+      bool skipValidation = request->hasParam("skipValidation", true);
       
       // Validate OTA release compatibility using the first chunk data directly
       char errorMessage[128];
-      releaseCheckPassed = shouldAllowOTA(data, len, ignoreRelease, errorMessage);
+      releaseCheckPassed = shouldAllowOTA(data, len, skipValidation, errorMessage);
       
       if (!releaseCheckPassed) {
         DEBUG_PRINTF_P(PSTR("OTA blocked: %s\n"), errorMessage);