diff --git a/plottable.js b/plottable.js
index 330d031eed..4ec0ce77b8 100644
--- a/plottable.js
+++ b/plottable.js
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ var Plottable;
             */
             function Scale(scale) {
                 _super.call(this);
-                this._autoDomain = true;
+                this._autoDomainAutomatically = true;
                 this.rendererID2Perspective = {};
                 this.dataSourceReferenceCounter = new Plottable.Util.IDCounter();
                 this._autoNice = false;
@@ -2049,12 +2049,12 @@ var Plottable;
                 var dataSourceID = dataSource._plottableID;
                 if (this.dataSourceReferenceCounter.increment(dataSourceID) === 1) {
                     dataSource.registerListener(this, function () {
-                        if (_this._autoDomain) {
+                        if (_this._autoDomainAutomatically) {
                             _this.autoDomain();
                         }
                     });
                 }
-                if (this._autoDomain) {
+                if (this._autoDomainAutomatically) {
                     this.autoDomain();
                 }
                 return this;
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ var Plottable;
                 }
 
                 delete this.rendererID2Perspective[rendererIDAttr];
-                if (this._autoDomain) {
+                if (this._autoDomainAutomatically) {
                     this.autoDomain();
                 }
                 return this;
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ var Plottable;
                 if (values == null) {
                     return this._d3Scale.domain();
                 } else {
-                    this._autoDomain = false;
+                    this._autoDomainAutomatically = false;
                     this._setDomain(values);
                     return this;
                 }
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ var Plottable;
 
             InterpolatedColor.prototype._resetScale = function () {
                 this._d3Scale = InterpolatedColor.getD3InterpolatedScale(this._colorRange, this._scaleType);
-                if (this._autoDomain) {
+                if (this._autoDomainAutomatically) {
                     this.autoDomain();
                 }
                 this._broadcast();
diff --git a/src/core/scale.ts b/src/core/scale.ts
index 2e22de31dd..3db8a17162 100644
--- a/src/core/scale.ts
+++ b/src/core/scale.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export module Abstract {
   }
   export class Scale extends Broadcaster {
     public _d3Scale: D3.Scale.Scale;
-    public _autoDomain = true;
+    public _autoDomainAutomatically = true;
     private rendererID2Perspective: {[rendererID: string]: IPerspective} = {};
     private dataSourceReferenceCounter = new Util.IDCounter();
     public _autoNice = false;
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ export module Abstract {
       var dataSourceID = dataSource._plottableID;
       if (this.dataSourceReferenceCounter.increment(dataSourceID) === 1 ) {
         dataSource.registerListener(this, () => {
-          if (this._autoDomain) {
+          if (this._autoDomainAutomatically) {
             this.autoDomain();
           }
         });
       }
-      if (this._autoDomain) {
+      if (this._autoDomainAutomatically) {
         this.autoDomain();
       }
       return this;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export module Abstract {
       }
 
       delete this.rendererID2Perspective[rendererIDAttr];
-      if (this._autoDomain) {
+      if (this._autoDomainAutomatically) {
         this.autoDomain();
       }
       return this;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export module Abstract {
       if (values == null) {
         return this._d3Scale.domain();
       } else {
-        this._autoDomain = false;
+        this._autoDomainAutomatically = false;
         this._setDomain(values);
         return this;
       }
diff --git a/src/scales/interpolatedColorScale.ts b/src/scales/interpolatedColorScale.ts
index 58e7cd3c74..d9f968fcd6 100644
--- a/src/scales/interpolatedColorScale.ts
+++ b/src/scales/interpolatedColorScale.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export module Scale {
 
     private _resetScale(): any {
       this._d3Scale = InterpolatedColor.getD3InterpolatedScale(this._colorRange, this._scaleType);
-      if (this._autoDomain) {
+      if (this._autoDomainAutomatically) {
         this.autoDomain();
       }
       this._broadcast();
diff --git a/test/scaleTests.ts b/test/scaleTests.ts
index f12f43483c..df906ea730 100644
--- a/test/scaleTests.ts
+++ b/test/scaleTests.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ describe("Scales", () => {
     it("scale autoDomain flag is not overwritten without explicitly setting the domain", () => {
       scale._addPerspective("1", dataSource, "foo");
       scale.autoDomain().padDomain().nice();
-      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "the autoDomain flag is still set after autoranginging and padding and nice-ing");
+      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "the autoDomain flag is still set after autoranginging and padding and nice-ing");
       scale.domain([0, 5]);
-      assert.isFalse(scale._autoDomain, "the autoDomain flag is false after domain explicitly set");
+      assert.isFalse(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "the autoDomain flag is false after domain explicitly set");
     });
 
     it("scale autorange works as expected with single dataSource", () => {
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@ describe("Scales", () => {
     });
 
     it("scale perspectives can be removed appropriately", () => {
-      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled1");
+      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled1");
       scale._addPerspective("1x", dataSource, "foo");
       scale._addPerspective("2x", dataSource, "bar");
-      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled2");
+      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled2");
       assert.deepEqual(scale.domain(), [-20, 5], "scale domain includes both perspectives");
-      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled3");
+      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled3");
       scale._removePerspective("1x");
-      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled4");
+      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled4");
       assert.deepEqual(scale.domain(), [-20, 1], "only the bar accessor is active");
       scale._addPerspective("2x", dataSource, "foo");
-      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled5");
+      assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled5");
       assert.deepEqual(scale.domain(), [0, 5], "the bar accessor was overwritten");
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/tests.js b/test/tests.js
index f76d0d7e78..cc66af28c7 100644
--- a/test/tests.js
+++ b/test/tests.js
@@ -3036,9 +3036,9 @@ describe("Scales", function () {
         it("scale autoDomain flag is not overwritten without explicitly setting the domain", function () {
             scale._addPerspective("1", dataSource, "foo");
             scale.autoDomain().padDomain().nice();
-            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "the autoDomain flag is still set after autoranginging and padding and nice-ing");
+            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "the autoDomain flag is still set after autoranginging and padding and nice-ing");
             scale.domain([0, 5]);
-            assert.isFalse(scale._autoDomain, "the autoDomain flag is false after domain explicitly set");
+            assert.isFalse(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "the autoDomain flag is false after domain explicitly set");
         });
 
         it("scale autorange works as expected with single dataSource", function () {
@@ -3064,17 +3064,17 @@ describe("Scales", function () {
         });
 
         it("scale perspectives can be removed appropriately", function () {
-            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled1");
+            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled1");
             scale._addPerspective("1x", dataSource, "foo");
             scale._addPerspective("2x", dataSource, "bar");
-            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled2");
+            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled2");
             assert.deepEqual(scale.domain(), [-20, 5], "scale domain includes both perspectives");
-            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled3");
+            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled3");
             scale._removePerspective("1x");
-            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled4");
+            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled4");
             assert.deepEqual(scale.domain(), [-20, 1], "only the bar accessor is active");
             scale._addPerspective("2x", dataSource, "foo");
-            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomain, "autoDomain enabled5");
+            assert.isTrue(scale._autoDomainAutomatically, "autoDomain enabled5");
             assert.deepEqual(scale.domain(), [0, 5], "the bar accessor was overwritten");
         });
     });