diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4a6b950..edba317 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use libc::{c_int, c_void, c_char};
 use types::{ToSql, FromSql};
 
 pub use transaction::{SqliteTransaction};
-pub use transaction::{SqliteTransactionMode,
+pub use transaction::{SqliteTransactionBehavior,
                       SqliteTransactionDeferred,
                       SqliteTransactionImmediate,
                       SqliteTransactionExclusive};
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ impl SqliteConnection {
         SqliteTransaction::new(self, SqliteTransactionDeferred)
     }
 
-    pub fn transaction_with_mode<'a>(&'a self, mode: SqliteTransactionMode)
+    pub fn transaction_with_behavior<'a>(&'a self, behavior: SqliteTransactionBehavior)
             -> SqliteResult<SqliteTransaction<'a>> {
-        SqliteTransaction::new(self, mode)
+        SqliteTransaction::new(self, behavior)
     }
 
     pub fn execute_batch(&self, sql: &str) -> SqliteResult<()> {
diff --git a/src/transaction.rs b/src/transaction.rs
index ebb8aa7..08303b5 100644
--- a/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/src/transaction.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use {SqliteResult, SqliteConnection};
 
-pub enum SqliteTransactionMode {
+pub enum SqliteTransactionBehavior {
     SqliteTransactionDeferred,
     SqliteTransactionImmediate,
     SqliteTransactionExclusive,
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ pub struct SqliteTransaction<'conn> {
 
 impl<'conn> SqliteTransaction<'conn> {
     pub fn new(conn: &SqliteConnection,
-               mode: SqliteTransactionMode) -> SqliteResult<SqliteTransaction> {
-        let query = match mode {
+               behavior: SqliteTransactionBehavior) -> SqliteResult<SqliteTransaction> {
+        let query = match behavior {
             SqliteTransactionDeferred => "BEGIN DEFERRED",
             SqliteTransactionImmediate => "BEGIN IMMEDIATE",
             SqliteTransactionExclusive => "BEGIN EXCLUSIVE",