diff --git a/docs/roles/deploy_container.md b/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
index ed42996d..15955a56 100644
--- a/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
+++ b/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ deploy_container:
       - example-cluster-dev-b
     # See docs for values: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/application/APIReference/API_TargetTrackingScalingPolicyConfiguration.html
     service_autoscale_metric_type: ECSServiceAverageCPUUtilization
-    service_autoscale_up_cooldown: 120
-    service_autoscale_down_cooldown: 120
+    service_autoscale_in_cooldown: 120 # scale down
+    service_autoscale_out_cooldown: 120 # scale up
     service_autoscale_target_value: 70 # the value to trigger a scaling event at
     service_public_container_ip: false # set to true to make containers appear on an EIP - more details: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66802973
     service_enable_ssm: false # set to true to allow arbitrary command execution on containers via the AWS API
diff --git a/roles/_init/README.md b/roles/_init/README.md
index f31e8064..8d4fa92e 100644
--- a/roles/_init/README.md
+++ b/roles/_init/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Init
-Mandatory role that must run before any other `ce-edploy` roles when executing a playbook.
+Mandatory role that must run before any other `ce-deploy` roles when executing a playbook.
 
 These variables **must** be set in a common variables file if you do not wish to use defaults.
 
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/README.md b/roles/deploy_container/README.md
index ed42996d..15955a56 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/README.md
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/README.md
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ deploy_container:
       - example-cluster-dev-b
     # See docs for values: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/application/APIReference/API_TargetTrackingScalingPolicyConfiguration.html
     service_autoscale_metric_type: ECSServiceAverageCPUUtilization
-    service_autoscale_up_cooldown: 120
-    service_autoscale_down_cooldown: 120
+    service_autoscale_in_cooldown: 120 # scale down
+    service_autoscale_out_cooldown: 120 # scale up
     service_autoscale_target_value: 70 # the value to trigger a scaling event at
     service_public_container_ip: false # set to true to make containers appear on an EIP - more details: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66802973
     service_enable_ssm: false # set to true to allow arbitrary command execution on containers via the AWS API
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml b/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
index 98b23723..169fb359 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ deploy_container:
       - example-cluster-dev-b
     # See docs for values: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/application/APIReference/API_TargetTrackingScalingPolicyConfiguration.html
     service_autoscale_metric_type: ECSServiceAverageCPUUtilization
-    service_autoscale_up_cooldown: 120
-    service_autoscale_down_cooldown: 120
+    service_autoscale_in_cooldown: 120 # scale down
+    service_autoscale_out_cooldown: 120 # scale up
     service_autoscale_target_value: 70 # the value to trigger a scaling event at
     service_public_container_ip: false # set to true to make containers appear on an EIP - more details: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66802973
     service_enable_ssm: false # set to true to allow arbitrary command execution on containers via the AWS API
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/tasks/action-create.yml b/roles/deploy_container/tasks/action-create.yml
index 5dadd039..58ebf27a 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/tasks/action-create.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/tasks/action-create.yml
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@
     target_tracking_scaling_policy_configuration:
       PredefinedMetricSpecification:
         PredefinedMetricType: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.service_autoscale_metric_type }}"
-      ScaleInCooldown: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.service_autoscale_up_cooldown }}"
-      ScaleOutCooldown: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.service_autoscale_down_cooldown }}"
+      ScaleInCooldown: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.service_autoscale_in_cooldown }}"
+      ScaleOutCooldown: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.service_autoscale_out_cooldown }}"
       DisableScaleIn: false
       TargetValue: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.service_autoscale_target_value }}"
   delegate_to: localhost