diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/bruToJson.js b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/bruToJson.js
index 25bae096d..06533b8d0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/bruToJson.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/bruToJson.js
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ const grammar = ohm.grammar(`Bru {
   query = "query" dictionary
 
   varsandassert = varsreq | varsres | assert
-  varsreq = "vars:req" dictionary
-  varsres = "vars:res" dictionary
+  varsreq = "vars:pre-request" dictionary
+  varsres = "vars:post-response" dictionary
   assert = "assert" dictionary
 
   body = "body" st* "{" nl* textblock tagend
diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/jsonToBru.js b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/jsonToBru.js
index 9b7ce146f..5ec994ee8 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/jsonToBru.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/jsonToBru.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ ${indentString(body.xml)}
     const varsLocalEnabled = _.filter(reqvars, (v) => v.enabled && v.local);
     const varsLocalDisabled = _.filter(reqvars, (v) => !v.enabled && v.local);
 
-    bru += `vars:req {`;
+    bru += `vars:pre-request {`;
 
     if(varsEnabled.length) {
       bru += `\n${indentString(varsEnabled.map(item => `${item.name}: ${item.value}`).join('\n'))}`;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ ${indentString(body.xml)}
     const varsLocalEnabled = _.filter(resvars, (v) => v.enabled && v.local);
     const varsLocalDisabled = _.filter(resvars, (v) => !v.enabled && v.local);
 
-    bru += `vars:res {`;
+    bru += `vars:post-response {`;
 
     if(varsEnabled.length) {
       bru += `\n${indentString(varsEnabled.map(item => `${item.name}: ${item.value}`).join('\n'))}`;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/fixtures/request.bru b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/fixtures/request.bru
index f2e4fc0e1..ae7318da5 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/fixtures/request.bru
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/tests/fixtures/request.bru
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ body:graphql:vars {
   }
 }
 
-vars:req {
+vars:pre-request {
   departingDate: 2020-01-01
   ~returningDate: 2020-01-02
 }
 
-vars:res {
+vars:post-response {
   token: $res.body.token
   @orderNumber: $res.body.orderNumber
   ~petId: $res.body.id