diff --git a/src/linkahead/apiutils.py b/src/linkahead/apiutils.py
index 8ff5b649b4d093053917217b7555730c828ced3c..fe79d5fc750f529021a8b5ea5c141f0a317d346f 100644
--- a/src/linkahead/apiutils.py
+++ b/src/linkahead/apiutils.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def getCommitIn(folder):
     return get_commit_in(folder)
 
 
-def compare_entities(entity0: Entity, entity1: Entity,
+def compare_entities(old_entity: Entity, new_entity: Entity,
                      compare_referenced_records: bool = False,
                      entity_name_id_equivalency: bool = False
                      ) -> tuple[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]]:
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ def compare_entities(entity0: Entity, entity1: Entity,
 
     Params
     ------
-    entity0                   : Entity
+    old_entity                : Entity
                                 First entity to be compared.
-    entity1                   : Entity
+    new_entity                : Entity
                                 Second entity to be compared.
     compare_referenced_records: bool, default: False
                                 If set to True, values with referenced records
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ def compare_entities(entity0: Entity, entity1: Entity,
     #    - Make the empty_diff functionality faster by adding a parameter to
     #      this function so that it returns after the first found difference?
     #    - Add parameter to restrict diff to some characteristics
+    entity0, entity1 = old_entity, new_entity
 
     diff = ({"properties": {}, "parents": []},
             {"properties": {}, "parents": []})