diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/PropertiesBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/PropertiesBuilder.java
index f79a1cdfd6..0fb4e3b7f9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/PropertiesBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/PropertiesBuilder.java
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ public class PropertiesBuilder {
    }
 
    /**
-    * @see org.jclouds.Constants.PROPERTY_IO_WORKER_THREADS
+    * @see org.jclouds.Constants.PROPERTY_USER_THREADS
     */
-   public PropertiesBuilder limitUserThreadsTo(int poolIoWorkerThreads) {
-      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_USER_THREADS, Integer.toString(poolIoWorkerThreads));
+   public PropertiesBuilder limitUserThreadsTo(int poolUserThreads) {
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_USER_THREADS, Integer.toString(poolUserThreads));
       return this;
    }