diff --git a/smartassist/src/frontend.js b/smartassist/src/frontend.js
index e337020..fc8d764 100644
--- a/smartassist/src/frontend.js
+++ b/smartassist/src/frontend.js
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ const userInput = document.getElementById('userInput');
 // Define a function to send the user's message to the AI
 function sendMessage() {
   // Get the user's input message and trim any whitespace
-    const message = userInput.value.trim();
+    const query = userInput.value.trim();
 
     // Check if the message is not empty
-    if (message !== '') {
+    if (query !== '') {
         // Send a POST request to the /api/chat endpoint with the message
         fetch('http://localhost:5005/api/chat', {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-            body: JSON.stringify({ message }),
+            body: JSON.stringify({ query }),
         })
         .then(response => response.json())
         .then(data => {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function sendMessage() {
             const aiResponse = data.response;
 
             // Render the user's original message in the chatbox
-            renderMessage(message, 'user-message');
+            renderMessage(query, 'user-message');
 
             // Render the AI's response in the chatbox
             renderMessage(aiResponse, 'ai-response');