diff --git a/novelwriter/core/coretools.py b/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
index 094c8c55..379e050f 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ class ProjectBuilder:
             except Exception as exc:
                 self.mainGui.makeAlert(self.tr(
                     "Failed to create a new example project."
-                ), level=nwAlert.ERROR, exception=exc)
+                ), level=nwAlert.ERROR, exc=exc)
                 return False
 
         else:
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/project.py b/novelwriter/core/project.py
index c1b2ea2a..b4bc16bf 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/project.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/project.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class NWProject(QObject):
         if not xmlWriter.write(self._data, content, saveTime, editTime):
             self.mainGui.makeAlert(self.tr(
                 "Failed to save project."
-            ), level=nwAlert.ERROR, exception=xmlWriter.error)
+            ), level=nwAlert.ERROR, exc=xmlWriter.error)
             return False
 
         # Save other project data
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class NWProject(QObject):
         except Exception as exc:
             self.mainGui.makeAlert(self.tr(
                 "Could not create backup folder."
-            ), level=nwAlert.ERROR, exception=exc)
+            ), level=nwAlert.ERROR, exc=exc)
             return False
 
         timeStamp = formatTimeStamp(time(), fileSafe=True)
diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index 96d40473..5de89756 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         except Exception as exc:
             self.makeAlert(self.tr(
                 "Could not read file. The file must be an existing text file."
-            ), level=nwAlert.ERROR, exception=exc)
+            ), level=nwAlert.ERROR, exc=exc)
             return False
 
         if self.docEditor.docHandle() is None:
@@ -1094,21 +1094,19 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         return
 
     def makeAlert(self, text: str, info: str = "", details: str = "",
-                  level: nwAlert = nwAlert.INFO, exception: Exception | None = None) -> None:
-        """Alert both the user and the logger at the same time. The
-        message can be either a string or a list of strings.
-        """
+                  level: nwAlert = nwAlert.INFO, exc: Exception | None = None) -> None:
+        """Alert both the user and the logger at the same time."""
         logText = " ".join(filter(None, [text, info, details]))
         if level == nwAlert.INFO:
             logger.info(logText, stacklevel=2)
         elif level == nwAlert.WARN:
             logger.warning(logText, stacklevel=2)
         elif level == nwAlert.ERROR:
-            logger.error(logText, stacklevel=2, exc_info=exception)
+            logger.error(logText, stacklevel=2, exc_info=exc)
 
-        if exception is not None:
-            excText = f"{type(exception).__name__}: {str(exception)}"
-            info = f"{info}<br>{excText}" if info else excText
+        if exc is not None:
+            tExc = f"{type(exc).__name__}: {str(exc)}"
+            info = f"{info}<br>{tExc}" if info else tExc
 
         msgBox = QMessageBox(self)
         msgBox.setWindowTitle(trConst(nwLabels.ALERT_NAME[level]))
diff --git a/tests/mocked.py b/tests/mocked.py
index cb25a51b..0fdd370f 100644
--- a/tests/mocked.py
+++ b/tests/mocked.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class MockGuiMain(QObject):
     def postLaunchTasks(self, cmdOpen):
         return
 
-    def makeAlert(self, text, info="", detals="", level=0, exception=None):
+    def makeAlert(self, text, info="", detals="", level=0, exc=None):
         assert isinstance(text, str)
         print("%s: %s" % (str(level), text))
         self.lastAlert = str(text)