diff --git a/ur_description/urdf/ur10.gazebo.xacro b/ur_description/urdf/ur10.gazebo.xacro
index a92d61df24cd4e4b8845acae6b8c2b3ed3db464c..deba3b354be4df68fd9602e91ee168d2857934ef 100644
--- a/ur_description/urdf/ur10.gazebo.xacro
+++ b/ur_description/urdf/ur10.gazebo.xacro
@@ -5,39 +5,39 @@
        xmlns:interface="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/gazebo/xmlschema/#interface"
        xmlns:xacro="http://ros.org/wiki/xacro">
 
-	<xacro:macro name="ur10_arm_gazebo" params="name">
+	<xacro:macro name="ur10_arm_gazebo" params="prefix">
 
-		<gazebo reference="${name}_base_link">
+		<gazebo reference="${prefix}base_link">
 			<material value="Gazebo/Grey" />
 			<turnGravityOff>false</turnGravityOff>
 		</gazebo>
 
-		<gazebo reference="${name}_shoulder_pan_link">
+		<gazebo reference="${prefix}shoulder_pan_link">
 			<material value="Gazebo/Blue " />
 			<turnGravityOff>false</turnGravityOff>
 		</gazebo>
 
-		<gazebo reference="${name}_shoulder_lift_link">
+		<gazebo reference="${prefix}shoulder_lift_link">
 			<material value="Gazebo/Grey" />
 			<turnGravityOff>false</turnGravityOff>
 		</gazebo>
 	
-		<gazebo reference="${name}_elbow_link">
+		<gazebo reference="${prefix}elbow_link">
 			<material value="Gazebo/Blue " />
 			<turnGravityOff>false</turnGravityOff>
 		</gazebo>
 	
-		<gazebo reference="${name}_wrist_1_link">
+		<gazebo reference="${prefix}wrist_1_link">
 			<material value="Gazebo/Grey" />
 			<turnGravityOff>false</turnGravityOff>
 		</gazebo>
 	
-		<gazebo reference="${name}_wrist_2_link">
+		<gazebo reference="${prefix}wrist_2_link">
 			<material value="Gazebo/Blue " />
 			<turnGravityOff>false</turnGravityOff>
 		</gazebo>
 
-		<gazebo reference="${name}_wrist_1_link">
+		<gazebo reference="${prefix}wrist_1_link">
 			<material value="Gazebo/Grey" />
 			<turnGravityOff>false</turnGravityOff>
 		</gazebo>
diff --git a/ur_description/urdf/ur10.transmission.xacro b/ur_description/urdf/ur10.transmission.xacro
index 771fc3acb165a8d84ba9f434e523c24537e5ab03..efe2b6223ef6f0f0b2f369040f569e9ed874784a 100644
--- a/ur_description/urdf/ur10.transmission.xacro
+++ b/ur_description/urdf/ur10.transmission.xacro
@@ -5,41 +5,41 @@
        xmlns:interface="http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/gazebo/xmlschema/#interface"
        xmlns:xacro="http://ros.org/wiki/xacro">
 
-	<xacro:macro name="ur10_arm_transmission" params="name">
+	<xacro:macro name="ur10_arm_transmission" params="prefix">
 
 		<transmission name="shoulder_pan_trans" type="pr2_mechanism_model/SimpleTransmission">
 			<actuator name="shoulder_pan_motor"/>
-			<joint name="${name}_shoulder_pan_joint"/>
+			<joint name="${prefix}shoulder_pan_joint"/>
 			<mechanicalReduction>1</mechanicalReduction>
 		</transmission>
 	
 		<transmission name="shoulder_lift_trans" type="pr2_mechanism_model/SimpleTransmission">
 			<actuator name="shoulder_lift_motor"/>
-			<joint name="${name}_shoulder_lift_joint"/>
+			<joint name="${prefix}shoulder_lift_joint"/>
 			<mechanicalReduction>1</mechanicalReduction>
 		</transmission>
 	
 		<transmission name="elbow_trans" type="pr2_mechanism_model/SimpleTransmission">
 			<actuator name="elbow_motor"/>
-			<joint name="${name}_elbow_joint"/>
+			<joint name="${prefix}elbow_joint"/>
 			<mechanicalReduction>1</mechanicalReduction>
 		</transmission>
 	
 		<transmission name="wrist_1_trans" type="pr2_mechanism_model/SimpleTransmission">
 			<actuator name="wrist_1_motor"/>
-			<joint name="${name}_wrist_1_joint"/>
+			<joint name="${prefix}wrist_1_joint"/>
 			<mechanicalReduction>1</mechanicalReduction>
 		</transmission>
 	
 		<transmission name="wrist_2_trans" type="pr2_mechanism_model/SimpleTransmission">
 			<actuator name="wrist_2_motor"/>
-			<joint name="${name}_wrist_2_joint"/>
+			<joint name="${prefix}wrist_2_joint"/>
 			<mechanicalReduction>1</mechanicalReduction>
 		</transmission>
 	
 		<transmission name="wrist_3_trans" type="pr2_mechanism_model/SimpleTransmission">
 			<actuator name="wrist_3_motor"/>
-			<joint name="${name}_wrist_3_joint"/>
+			<joint name="${prefix}wrist_3_joint"/>
 			<mechanicalReduction>1</mechanicalReduction>
 		</transmission> 
 
diff --git a/ur_description/urdf/ur10.urdf.xacro b/ur_description/urdf/ur10.urdf.xacro
index 9421d2d5415fad6c5eb9af8ce71c32863da749bd..787927a9921c56cec00af2995d9b118ce9553173 100644
--- a/ur_description/urdf/ur10.urdf.xacro
+++ b/ur_description/urdf/ur10.urdf.xacro
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@
 		</inertial>
 	</link>
 
-  <xacro:ur10_arm_transmission name="${prefix}" />
-  <xacro:ur10_arm_gazebo name="${prefix}" />
+  <xacro:ur10_arm_transmission prefix="${prefix}" />
+  <xacro:ur10_arm_gazebo prefix="${prefix}" />
 
   </xacro:macro>
 </robot>