diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py b/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
index 867c4bf3c88ccdf316798f6115bab2b86d1286f4..d5c65f4628269c9a038f654713da2a19eed94560 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class DistributeTranspiler:
             ][0]
             table_grad_var = self.table_param_grad[1]
             if self.sync_mode:
-                self.table_grad_list = [
+                self.trainer_side_table_grad_list = [
                     program.global_block().create_var(
                         name="%s.trainer_%d.pserver_%d" %
                         (table_grad_var.name, trainer_id, index),
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class DistributeTranspiler:
                     for index in range(len(self.pserver_endpoints))
                 ]
             else:
-                self.table_grad_list = [
+                self.trainer_side_table_grad_list = [
                     program.global_block().create_var(
                         name="%s.pserver_%d" % (table_grad_var.name, index),
                         type=table_grad_var.type,
@@ -648,11 +648,11 @@ class DistributeTranspiler:
                     inputs={
                         'Ids': [program.global_block().vars[table_grad_name]]
                     },
-                    outputs={"Out": self.table_grad_list})
+                    outputs={"Out": self.trainer_side_table_grad_list})
                 program.global_block().insert_op(
                     index=op_index + 2,
                     type="send_vars",
-                    inputs={'X': self.table_grad_list},
+                    inputs={'X': self.trainer_side_table_grad_list},
                     outputs={"RPCClient": rpc_client_var},
                     attrs={"sync_send": True,
                            "epmap": pserver_endpoints})
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ class DistributeTranspiler:
         if self.sync_mode:
             # create grad vars in pserver program
             table_grad_var = self.table_param_grad[1]
-            table_grad_list = [
+            pserver_side_table_grad_list = [
                 pserver_program.global_block().create_var(
                     name="%s.trainer_%d.pserver_%d" %
                     (table_grad_var.name, index, pserver_index),
@@ -727,18 +727,19 @@ class DistributeTranspiler:
                 for index in range(self.trainer_num)
             ]
 
-            # append sum op for table_grad_list
+            # append sum op for pserver_side_table_grad_list
             table_opt_block.append_op(
                 type="sum",
-                inputs={"X": table_grad_list},
+                inputs={"X": pserver_side_table_grad_list},
                 outputs={"Out": [grad_var]})
         else:
             # in async_mode, for table gradient, it also need to be splited to each parameter server
             origin_grad_name = grad_var.name
-            splited_grad_name = self.table_grad_list[pserver_index].name
+            splited_grad_name = self.trainer_side_table_grad_list[
+                pserver_index].name
             if not splited_grad_name.startswith(origin_grad_name):
                 raise ValueError("origin_grad_var: " + splited_grad_name +
-                                 "  grad_var:" + grad_var.name)
+                                 " grad_var:" + grad_var.name)
             grad_var = pserver_program.global_block().rename_var(
                 origin_grad_name, splited_grad_name)