diff --git a/migrations/20260128113327_add_retry_logic.ts b/migrations/20260128113327_add_retry_logic.ts
index 698b9b4..5543919 100644
--- a/migrations/20260128113327_add_retry_logic.ts
+++ b/migrations/20260128113327_add_retry_logic.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
     `ALTER TABLE tasks ADD COLUMN retry_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;`,
   );
   await knex.raw(
-    `ALTER TABLE tasks ADD COLUMN max_retries INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 3;`,
+    `ALTER TABLE tasks ADD COLUMN max_attempts INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 3;`,
   );
   await knex.raw(`ALTER TABLE tasks ADD COLUMN error_message TEXT;`);
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
 
 export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
   await knex.raw(`ALTER TABLE tasks DROP COLUMN retry_count;`);
-  await knex.raw(`ALTER TABLE tasks DROP COLUMN max_retries;`);
+  await knex.raw(`ALTER TABLE tasks DROP COLUMN max_attempts;`);
   await knex.raw(`ALTER TABLE tasks DROP COLUMN error_message;`);
 
   // Note: PostgreSQL does not support simply removing values from enums.
diff --git a/src/consumer.ts b/src/consumer.ts
index d5f92ec..64740ed 100644
--- a/src/consumer.ts
+++ b/src/consumer.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ while (true) {
   } catch (error) {
     const newRetryCount = task.retry_count + 1;
 
-    if (newRetryCount >= task.max_retries) {
-      // Max retries exceeded, mark as failed
+    if (newRetryCount >= task.max_attempts) {
+      // Max attempts exceeded, mark as failed
       await db('tasks')
         .update({
           status: 'failed',
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ while (true) {
         .where({ id: task.id });
 
       console.log(
-        `❌ Task failed permanently after ${newRetryCount} retries:`,
+        `❌ Task failed permanently (${newRetryCount} failures):`,
         task.id,
       );
     } else {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ while (true) {
         .where({ id: task.id });
 
       console.log(
-        `🔄 Task failed, retry ${newRetryCount}/${task.max_retries}:`,
+        `🔄 Task failed (failure ${newRetryCount}/${task.max_attempts}):`,
         task.id,
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 56e4646..85fa452 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type Task = {
   payload: Payload;
   status: 'pending' | 'in_progress' | 'done' | 'failed';
   retry_count: number;
-  max_retries: number;
+  max_attempts: number;
   error_message: string | null;
   created_at: string;
   picked_at: string | null;