diff --git a/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/api.py b/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/api.py
index 5ec93e27..1105d979 100644
--- a/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/api.py
+++ b/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/api.py
@@ -1600,15 +1600,15 @@ class API(api.API, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def lsp_detach_mirror(self, port, mirror, if_exist=False):
+    def lsp_detach_mirror(self, port, mirror, if_exists=False):
         """Detaches an lsp from the given mirror
 
         :param port: the id of the lsp
         :type port: str
         :param mirror: the name or ID of the mirror
         :type mirror: str
-        :param if_exist:    If True, don't fail if the mirror_rules entry
+        :param if_exists:   If True, don't fail if the mirror_rules entry
                             doesn't exist.
-        :type if_exist:     Optional[bool]
+        :type if_exists:    Optional[bool]
         :returns: :class:`Command` with RowView result
         """
diff --git a/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/commands.py b/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/commands.py
index 365ada89..3518c978 100644
--- a/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/commands.py
+++ b/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/commands.py
@@ -1293,17 +1293,17 @@ class LspAttachMirror(cmd.BaseCommand):
 
 
 class LspDetachMirror(cmd.BaseCommand):
-    def __init__(self, api, port, mirror, if_exist=False):
+    def __init__(self, api, port, mirror, if_exists=False):
         super().__init__(api)
         self.port = port
         self.mirror = mirror
-        self.if_exist = if_exist
+        self.if_exists = if_exists
 
     def run_idl(self, txn):
         try:
             lsp = self.api.lookup('Logical_Switch_Port', self.port)
             mirror = self.api.lookup('Mirror', self.mirror)
-            if mirror not in lsp.mirror_rules and not self.if_exist:
+            if mirror not in lsp.mirror_rules and not self.if_exists:
                 msg = "Mirror Rule %s doesn't exist on LSP %s" % (self.mirror,
                                                                   self.port)
                 raise RuntimeError(msg)
diff --git a/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/impl_idl.py b/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/impl_idl.py
index 27953075..3c018020 100644
--- a/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/impl_idl.py
+++ b/ovsdbapp/schema/ovn_northbound/impl_idl.py
@@ -474,5 +474,5 @@ class OvnNbApiIdlImpl(ovs_idl.Backend, api.API):
     def lsp_attach_mirror(self, port, mirror, may_exist=False):
         return cmd.LspAttachMirror(self, port, mirror, may_exist)
 
-    def lsp_detach_mirror(self, port, mirror, if_exist=False):
-        return cmd.LspDetachMirror(self, port, mirror, if_exist)
+    def lsp_detach_mirror(self, port, mirror, if_exists=False):
+        return cmd.LspDetachMirror(self, port, mirror, if_exists)
diff --git a/ovsdbapp/tests/functional/schema/ovn_northbound/test_impl_idl.py b/ovsdbapp/tests/functional/schema/ovn_northbound/test_impl_idl.py
index 10ff9c0c..a389c6dc 100644
--- a/ovsdbapp/tests/functional/schema/ovn_northbound/test_impl_idl.py
+++ b/ovsdbapp/tests/functional/schema/ovn_northbound/test_impl_idl.py
@@ -3219,9 +3219,9 @@ class TestMirrorOps(OvnNorthboundTest):
             check_error=True
         )
 
-        # detach with if_exist=True, and check the result, to be as previously
+        # detach with if_exists=True, and check the result, to be as previously
         self.api.lsp_detach_mirror(
             self.port_uuid, mirror2.uuid,
-            if_exist=True).execute(check_error=True)
+            if_exists=True).execute(check_error=True)
         self.assertEqual(1, len(port.mirror_rules))
         self.assertEqual(mirror1.uuid, port.mirror_rules[0].uuid)