diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 46af2bce1..c13d6a638 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ class _GitNumbererState(object):
     return self._pending_prefix
 
   @property
-  def should_git_number(self):
+  def should_add_git_number(self):
     return self._validator_enabled and self._pending_prefix is None
 
 
@@ -4658,7 +4658,7 @@ def SendUpstream(parser, args, cmd):
 
       pending_prefix = git_numberer.pending_prefix
 
-      if git_numberer.should_git_number:
+      if git_numberer.should_add_git_number:
         # TODO(tandrii): run git fetch in a loop + autorebase when there there
         # is no pending ref to push to?
         logging.debug('Adding git number footers')
diff --git a/tests/git_cl_test.py b/tests/git_cl_test.py
index d68129dae..71f3ed6d2 100755
--- a/tests/git_cl_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_cl_test.py
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ class TestGitCl(TestCase):
         remote_url='https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/build',
         remote_ref='refs/whatever')
     self.assertEqual(res.pending_prefix, None)
-    self.assertEqual(res.should_git_number, False)
+    self.assertEqual(res.should_add_git_number, False)
 
   def test_GitNumbererState_fail_fetch(self):
     self.mock(git_cl.sys, 'stdout', StringIO.StringIO())
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ class TestGitCl(TestCase):
         remote_url='https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src',
         remote_ref='refs/whatever')
     self.assertEqual(res.pending_prefix, 'refs/pending-prefix/')
-    self.assertEqual(res.should_git_number, False)
+    self.assertEqual(res.should_add_git_number, False)
 
   def test_GitNumbererState_fail_gnumbd_and_validator(self):
     self.mock(git_cl.sys, 'stdout', StringIO.StringIO())
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ class TestGitCl(TestCase):
         remote_url='https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src',
         remote_ref='refs/whatever')
     self.assertEqual(res.pending_prefix, None)
-    self.assertEqual(res.should_git_number, False)
+    self.assertEqual(res.should_add_git_number, False)
 
   def test_GitNumbererState_valid_configs(self):
     class NamedTempFileStab(StringIO.StringIO):
@@ -1248,19 +1248,19 @@ class TestGitCl(TestCase):
         remote_url='https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src',
         remote_ref='refs/heads/master')
     self.assertEqual(res.pending_prefix, 'refs/pending/')
-    self.assertEqual(res.should_git_number, False)
+    self.assertEqual(res.should_add_git_number, False)
 
     res = git_cl._GitNumbererState.load(
         remote_url='https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src',
         remote_ref='refs/heads/test')
     self.assertEqual(res.pending_prefix, None)
-    self.assertEqual(res.should_git_number, True)
+    self.assertEqual(res.should_add_git_number, True)
 
     res = git_cl._GitNumbererState.load(
         remote_url='https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src',
         remote_ref='refs/heads/disabled')
     self.assertEqual(res.pending_prefix, None)
-    self.assertEqual(res.should_git_number, False)
+    self.assertEqual(res.should_add_git_number, False)
 
     # Validator is disabled by default, even if it's not explicitely in disabled
     # refglobs.
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ class TestGitCl(TestCase):
         remote_url='https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src',
         remote_ref='refs/arbitrary/ref')
     self.assertEqual(res.pending_prefix, None)
-    self.assertEqual(res.should_git_number, False)
+    self.assertEqual(res.should_add_git_number, False)
 
   @classmethod
   def _gerrit_ensure_auth_calls(cls, issue=None, skip_auth_check=False):