diff --git a/src/auto_archiver/modules/api_db/__manifest__.py b/src/auto_archiver/modules/api_db/__manifest__.py
index 19129a4..8359174 100644
--- a/src/auto_archiver/modules/api_db/__manifest__.py
+++ b/src/auto_archiver/modules/api_db/__manifest__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             "default": None,
             "help": "which group of users have access to the archive in case public=false as author",
         },
-        "allow_rearchive": {
+        "use_api_cache": {
             "default": True,
             "type": "bool",
             "help": "if False then the API database will be queried prior to any archiving operations and stop if the link has already been archived",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 - **API Integration**: Supports querying for existing archives and submitting results.
-- **Duplicate Prevention**: Avoids redundant archiving when `allow_rearchive` is disabled.
+- **Duplicate Prevention**: Avoids redundant archiving when `use_api_cache` is disabled.
 - **Configurable**: Supports settings like API endpoint, authentication token, tags, and permissions.
 - **Tagging and Metadata**: Adds tags and manages metadata for archives.
 - **Optional Storage**: Archives results conditionally based on configuration.
diff --git a/src/auto_archiver/modules/api_db/api_db.py b/src/auto_archiver/modules/api_db/api_db.py
index 374e755..753ff3f 100644
--- a/src/auto_archiver/modules/api_db/api_db.py
+++ b/src/auto_archiver/modules/api_db/api_db.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class AAApiDb(Database):
         """ query the database for the existence of this item.
             Helps avoid re-archiving the same URL multiple times.
         """
-        if not self.allow_rearchive: return
+        if not self.use_api_cache: return
 
         params = {"url": item.get_url(), "limit": 15}
         headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.api_token}", "accept": "application/json"}