diff --git a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/ApiServices.scala b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/ApiServices.scala
index 53e03a598e..20550cf49c 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/ApiServices.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/ApiServices.scala
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ private[daml] object ApiServices {
             ledgerId,
             commandConfig.inputBufferSize,
             commandConfig.maxCommandsInFlight,
-            commandConfig.retentionPeriod,
+            commandConfig.trackerRetentionPeriod,
           ),
           // Using local services skips the gRPC layer, improving performance.
           ApiCommandService.LocalServices(
diff --git a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/services/ApiCommandService.scala b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/services/ApiCommandService.scala
index 3765d90c47..8abcb1cd18 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/services/ApiCommandService.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/services/ApiCommandService.scala
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ private[apiserver] object ApiCommandService {
       loggingContext: LoggingContext,
   ): CommandServiceGrpc.CommandService with GrpcApiService = {
     val submissionTracker = new TrackerMap.SelfCleaning(
-      configuration.retentionPeriod,
+      configuration.trackerRetentionPeriod,
       Tracking.getTrackerKey,
       Tracking.newTracker(configuration, services, ledgerConfigurationSubscription, metrics),
       trackerCleanupInterval,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ private[apiserver] object ApiCommandService {
       ledgerId: LedgerId,
       inputBufferSize: Int,
       maxCommandsInFlight: Int,
-      retentionPeriod: FiniteDuration,
+      trackerRetentionPeriod: FiniteDuration,
   )
 
   final case class LocalServices(
diff --git a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/configuration/CommandConfiguration.scala b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/configuration/CommandConfiguration.scala
index fe8a913fda..b110443ce8 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/configuration/CommandConfiguration.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/configuration/CommandConfiguration.scala
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ import scala.concurrent.duration.{DurationInt, FiniteDuration}
   *        transaction has been shipped via the WriteService.
   * @param maxCommandsInFlight
   *        Maximum number of submitted commands waiting to be completed for each party.
-  * @param retentionPeriod
-  *        For how long the command service will keep an active command tracker for a given party.
-  *        A longer retention period allows to not instantiate a new tracker for a party that seldom acts.
-  *        A shorter retention period allows to quickly remove unused trackers.
+  * @param trackerRetentionPeriod
+  *        The duration that the command service will keep an active command tracker for a given set
+  *        of parties. A longer period cuts down on the tracker instantiation cost for a party that
+  *        seldom acts. A shorter period causes a quick removal of unused trackers.
   */
 final case class CommandConfiguration(
     inputBufferSize: Int,
     maxParallelSubmissions: Int,
     maxCommandsInFlight: Int,
-    retentionPeriod: FiniteDuration,
+    trackerRetentionPeriod: FiniteDuration,
 )
 
 object CommandConfiguration {
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ object CommandConfiguration {
       inputBufferSize = 512,
       maxParallelSubmissions = 512,
       maxCommandsInFlight = 256,
-      retentionPeriod = DefaultTrackerRetentionPeriod,
+      trackerRetentionPeriod = DefaultTrackerRetentionPeriod,
     )
 }
diff --git a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/app/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/app/Config.scala b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/app/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/app/Config.scala
index d705e25b8b..2ba584b235 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/app/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/app/Config.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/app/src/main/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/app/Config.scala
@@ -372,13 +372,17 @@ object Config {
         opt[Duration]("tracker-retention-period")
           .optional()
           .action((value, config) =>
-            config.copy(commandConfig =
-              config.commandConfig
-                .copy(retentionPeriod = FiniteDuration(value.getSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
+            config.copy(
+              commandConfig = config.commandConfig.copy(
+                trackerRetentionPeriod = FiniteDuration(value.getSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+              )
             )
           )
           .text(
-            s"How long will the command service keep an active command tracker for a given party. A longer period cuts down on the tracker instantiation cost for a party that seldom acts. A shorter period causes a quick removal of unused trackers. Default is ${CommandConfiguration.DefaultTrackerRetentionPeriod}."
+            "The duration that the command service will keep an active command tracker for a given set of parties." +
+              " A longer period cuts down on the tracker instantiation cost for a party that seldom acts." +
+              " A shorter period causes a quick removal of unused trackers." +
+              s" Default is ${CommandConfiguration.DefaultTrackerRetentionPeriod}."
           )
 
         opt[Int]("max-inbound-message-size")
diff --git a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/app/src/test/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/app/ConfigSpec.scala b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/app/src/test/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/app/ConfigSpec.scala
index 4e90eedf53..2b28baa5a6 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/app/src/test/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/app/ConfigSpec.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-state/kvutils/app/src/test/scala/com/daml/ledger/participant/state/kvutils/app/ConfigSpec.scala
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ final class ConfigSpec
       )
         .getOrElse(parsingFailure())
 
-    config.commandConfig.retentionPeriod should be(expectedPeriod)
+    config.commandConfig.trackerRetentionPeriod should be(expectedPeriod)
   }
 
   it should "set the client-auth parameter when provided" in {