diff --git a/addon/adapters/application.js b/addon/adapters/application.js
index d07ad84..8eb34a4 100644
--- a/addon/adapters/application.js
+++ b/addon/adapters/application.js
@@ -118,23 +118,23 @@ export default Ember.Object.extend(FetchMixin, Evented, {
     service.findRelated('photographer', '/api/v1/photos/1/relationships/photographer');
     ```
 
-    Or, with option to find releated resource using a different service
+    Or, with option to find related resource using a different service
 
     ```js
-    service.findRelated({resource: 'photographer', type: 'people'}, url);
+    service.findRelated({relation: 'photographer', type: 'people'}, url);
     ```
 
     @method findRelated
-    @param {String|Object} resource name to lookup the service object w/ serializer
-    @param {String} resource.resource the name of the resource
+    @param {String|Object} relation name to lookup the service object w/ serializer
+    @param {String} relation.relation the name of the relationship
     @param {String} resource.type the name of the resource
     @param {String} url
     @return {Promise}
   */
-  findRelated(resource, url) {
-    let type = resource;
+  findRelated(relation, url) {
+    let type = relation;
     if (typeof type === 'object') {
-      type = resource.type;
+      type = relation.type;
     }
     // use resource's service if in container, otherwise use this service to fetch
     let service = getOwner(this).lookup('service:' + pluralize(type)) || this;
diff --git a/addon/utils/related-proxy.js b/addon/utils/related-proxy.js
index ce93805..7a9d7fd 100644
--- a/addon/utils/related-proxy.js
+++ b/addon/utils/related-proxy.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const RelatedProxyUtil = Ember.Object.extend({
     let owner = Ember.getOwner(resource);
     let service = owner.lookup('service:' + pluralize(type));
     let promise = this.promiseFromCache(resource, relation, service);
-    promise = promise || service.findRelated({'resource': relation, 'type': type}, url);
+    promise = promise || service.findRelated({'relation': relation, 'type': type}, url);
     let proxyProto = proxyFactory.extend(Ember.PromiseProxyMixin, {
       'promise': promise, 'type': relation, 'kind': kind
     });
diff --git a/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js b/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
index 1931d9a..795dc99 100644
--- a/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ test('#findRelated', function(assert) {
   });
 });
 
-test('#findRelated is called with optional type for the resource', function (assert) {
+test('#findRelated is called with optional type for the relation', function (assert) {
   assert.expect(4);
   const done = assert.async();
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ test('#findRelated is called with optional type for the resource', function (ass
   let url = supervisor.get('relationships.direct-reports.links.related');
   supervisor.get('directReports').then(() => {
     assert.ok(stub.calledOnce, 'employees service findRelated method called once');
-    assert.equal(stub.firstCall.args[0].resource, 'direct-reports', 'findRelated called with "direct-reports" resource');
+    assert.equal(stub.firstCall.args[0].relation, 'direct-reports', 'findRelated called with "direct-reports" relation');
     assert.equal(stub.firstCall.args[0].type, 'employees', 'findRelated called with employees type');
     assert.equal(stub.firstCall.args[1], url, 'findRelated called with url, ' + url);
     done();