diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/acceptor/ExperimentalSchrimpfAcceptance.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/acceptor/ExperimentalSchrimpfAcceptance.java
index 0feb9ee9..64c5818a 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/acceptor/ExperimentalSchrimpfAcceptance.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/acceptor/ExperimentalSchrimpfAcceptance.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class ExperimentalSchrimpfAcceptance implements SolutionAcceptor, Iterati
 		logger.info("prepare schrimpfAcceptanceFunction, i.e. determine initial threshold");
 		logger.info("start random-walk (see randomWalk.xml)");
 		double now = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		this.nOfTotalIterations = algorithm.getNuOfIterations();
+		this.nOfTotalIterations = algorithm.getMaxIterations();
 		
 		/*
 		 * randomWalk to determine standardDev
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/io/TestAlgorithmReader.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/io/TestAlgorithmReader.java
index 4a839675..2ea0ba3f 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/io/TestAlgorithmReader.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/io/TestAlgorithmReader.java
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class TestAlgorithmReader {
 	@Test
 	public void whenCreatingAlgorithm_nOfIterationsIsReadCorrectly(){
 		VehicleRoutingAlgorithm algo = VehicleRoutingAlgorithms.createAlgorithm(vrp, config);
-		assertEquals(10, algo.getNuOfIterations());
+		assertEquals(10, algo.getMaxIterations());
 	}
 	
 	@Test