diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.cpp
index d2d9fc237..8045bcfdb 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 static constexpr int MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SEC = 10;
 
 PictureLoaderWorker::PictureLoaderWorker()
-    : QObject(nullptr), picDownload(SettingsCache::instance().getPicDownload()), requestCounter(MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SEC)
+    : QObject(nullptr), picDownload(SettingsCache::instance().getPicDownload()), requestQuota(MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SEC)
 {
     networkManager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
     // We need a timeout to ensure requests don't hang indefinitely in case of
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ PictureLoaderWorker::PictureLoaderWorker()
 
     connect(this, &PictureLoaderWorker::imageLoadEnqueued, this, &PictureLoaderWorker::handleImageLoadEnqueued);
 
-    connect(&requestTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &PictureLoaderWorker::resetRequestCounter);
+    connect(&requestTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &PictureLoaderWorker::resetRequestQuota);
     requestTimer.setInterval(1000);
     requestTimer.start();
 }
@@ -99,16 +99,19 @@ QNetworkReply *PictureLoaderWorker::makeRequest(const QUrl &url, PictureLoaderWo
     return reply;
 }
 
-void PictureLoaderWorker::resetRequestCounter()
+void PictureLoaderWorker::resetRequestQuota()
 {
-    requestCounter = MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SEC;
+    requestQuota = MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SEC;
     processQueuedRequests();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Keeps processing requests from the queue until the quota runs out or the request queue runs out.
+ */
 void PictureLoaderWorker::processQueuedRequests()
 {
-    while (requestCounter > 0 && processSingleRequest()) {
-        --requestCounter;
+    while (requestQuota > 0 && processSingleRequest()) {
+        --requestQuota;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.h b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.h
index 3c1cdd7ab..11a92e32a 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/picture_loader/picture_loader_worker.h
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ private:
     bool picDownload;
     QQueue<QPair<QUrl, PictureLoaderWorkerWork *>> requestLoadQueue;
 
-    int requestCounter;
-    QTimer requestTimer; // Timer for refreshing request counter
+    int requestQuota;
+    QTimer requestTimer; // Timer for refreshing request quota
 
     PictureLoaderLocal *localLoader;
     QSet<CardInfoPtr> currentlyLoading; // for deduplication purposes
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private:
     void cleanStaleEntries();
 
 private slots:
-    void resetRequestCounter();
+    void resetRequestQuota();
     void handleImageLoadEnqueued(const CardInfoPtr &card);
 
 signals: