diff --git a/src/chainstate/burn/db/sortdb.rs b/src/chainstate/burn/db/sortdb.rs
index be61cbaec..76e57c9ab 100644
--- a/src/chainstate/burn/db/sortdb.rs
+++ b/src/chainstate/burn/db/sortdb.rs
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ impl FromRow<PegInOp> for PegInOp {
         let block_height = u64::from_column(row, "block_height")?;
         let burn_header_hash = BurnchainHeaderHash::from_column(row, "burn_header_hash")?;
 
-        let address = StacksAddress::from_column(row, "address")?;
+        let recipient = StacksAddress::from_column(row, "recipient")?;
         let peg_wallet_address = PoxAddress::from_column(row, "peg_wallet_address")?;
         let amount = row
             .get::<_, String>("amount")?
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ impl FromRow<PegInOp> for PegInOp {
             vtxindex,
             block_height,
             burn_header_hash,
-            address,
+            recipient,
             peg_wallet_address,
             amount,
         })
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ const SORTITION_DB_SCHEMA_5: &'static [&'static str] = &[r#"
         block_height INTEGER NOT NULL,
         burn_header_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
 
-        address TEXT NOT NULL,
+        recipient TEXT NOT NULL,            -- Stacks address to receive the sBTC, can also be a smart contract address
         peg_wallet_address TEXT NOT NULL,
         amount TEXT NOT NULL,
 
@@ -4800,12 +4800,12 @@ impl<'a> SortitionHandleTx<'a> {
             &op.vtxindex,
             &u64_to_sql(op.block_height)?,
             &op.burn_header_hash,
-            &op.address.to_string(),
+            &op.recipient.to_string(),
             &op.peg_wallet_address.to_string(),
             &op.amount.to_string(),
         ];
 
-        self.execute("REPLACE INTO peg_in (txid, vtxindex, block_height, burn_header_hash, address, peg_wallet_address, amount) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, ?6, ?7)", args)?;
+        self.execute("REPLACE INTO peg_in (txid, vtxindex, block_height, burn_header_hash, recipient, peg_wallet_address, amount) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, ?6, ?7)", args)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -6235,7 +6235,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         let burn_header_hash = BurnchainHeaderHash([0x03; 32]);
 
         let peg_in = PegInOp {
-            address,
+            recipient: address,
             peg_wallet_address,
             amount,
 
diff --git a/src/chainstate/burn/operations/mod.rs b/src/chainstate/burn/operations/mod.rs
index a47b87a92..a4cd7c40a 100644
--- a/src/chainstate/burn/operations/mod.rs
+++ b/src/chainstate/burn/operations/mod.rs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ pub struct DelegateStxOp {
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct PegInOp {
-    pub address: StacksAddress,
+    pub recipient: StacksAddress,
     pub peg_wallet_address: PoxAddress,
     pub amount: u64, // BTC amount to peg in, in satoshis
 
diff --git a/src/chainstate/burn/operations/peg_in.rs b/src/chainstate/burn/operations/peg_in.rs
index 95073f8e2..df9c2db65 100644
--- a/src/chainstate/burn/operations/peg_in.rs
+++ b/src/chainstate/burn/operations/peg_in.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl PegInOp {
                 return Err(OpError::InvalidInput);
             };
 
-        let address = Self::parse_data(&tx.data())?;
+        let recipient = Self::parse_data(&tx.data())?;
 
         let txid = tx.txid();
         let vtxindex = tx.vtxindex();
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl PegInOp {
         let burn_header_hash = block_header.block_hash;
 
         Ok(Self {
-            address,
+            recipient,
             peg_wallet_address,
             amount,
             txid,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let op = PegInOp::from_tx(&header, &tx).expect("Failed to construct peg-in operation");
 
-        assert_eq!(op.address, stx_address);
+        assert_eq!(op.recipient, stx_address);
         assert_eq!(op.amount, amount);
         assert_eq!(op.peg_wallet_address.bytes(), peg_wallet_address);
     }
diff --git a/testnet/stacks-node/src/burnchains/bitcoin_regtest_controller.rs b/testnet/stacks-node/src/burnchains/bitcoin_regtest_controller.rs
index 7b01b235f..a2b284e60 100644
--- a/testnet/stacks-node/src/burnchains/bitcoin_regtest_controller.rs
+++ b/testnet/stacks-node/src/burnchains/bitcoin_regtest_controller.rs
@@ -1041,8 +1041,8 @@ impl BitcoinRegtestController {
         let op_bytes = {
             let mut bytes = self.config.burnchain.magic_bytes.as_bytes().to_vec();
             bytes.push(Opcodes::PegIn as u8);
-            bytes.push(payload.address.version);
-            bytes.extend_from_slice(payload.address.bytes.as_bytes());
+            bytes.push(payload.recipient.version);
+            bytes.extend_from_slice(payload.recipient.bytes.as_bytes());
             bytes
         };
 
diff --git a/testnet/stacks-node/src/tests/neon_integrations.rs b/testnet/stacks-node/src/tests/neon_integrations.rs
index 78a020a73..9551533f5 100644
--- a/testnet/stacks-node/src/tests/neon_integrations.rs
+++ b/testnet/stacks-node/src/tests/neon_integrations.rs
@@ -10468,7 +10468,7 @@ fn test_submit_and_observe_peg_in_request() {
 
     // Let's send a Peg-in op.
     let peg_in_op = PegInOp {
-        address: receiver_stx_addr,
+        recipient: receiver_stx_addr,
         peg_wallet_address,
         amount: 1337,
         txid: Txid([0u8; 32]),
@@ -10501,7 +10501,7 @@ fn test_submit_and_observe_peg_in_request() {
 
     let parsed_peg_in_op = ops.first().unwrap();
 
-    assert_eq!(parsed_peg_in_op.address, peg_in_op.address);
+    assert_eq!(parsed_peg_in_op.recipient, peg_in_op.recipient);
     assert_eq!(parsed_peg_in_op.amount, peg_in_op.amount);
     assert_eq!(
         parsed_peg_in_op.peg_wallet_address,