diff --git a/lib/index.cc b/lib/index.cc
index 6eb60f30..ff14e408 100644
--- a/lib/index.cc
+++ b/lib/index.cc
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ _index_encrypted_mime_part (notmuch_message_t *message,
     notmuch_database_t * notmuch = NULL;
     GMimeObject *clear = NULL;
 
-    if (!indexopts || !notmuch_indexopts_get_try_decrypt (indexopts))
+    if (!indexopts || !notmuch_indexopts_get_decrypt_policy (indexopts))
 	return;
 
     notmuch = _notmuch_message_database (message);
diff --git a/lib/indexopts.c b/lib/indexopts.c
index ca6bf6c9..0f65b97c 100644
--- a/lib/indexopts.c
+++ b/lib/indexopts.c
@@ -36,24 +36,24 @@ notmuch_database_get_default_indexopts (notmuch_database_t *db)
 	((!(strcasecmp(decrypt, "true"))) ||
 	 (!(strcasecmp(decrypt, "yes"))) ||
 	 (!(strcasecmp(decrypt, "1")))))
-	notmuch_indexopts_set_try_decrypt (ret, true);
+	notmuch_indexopts_set_decrypt_policy (ret, true);
 
     free (decrypt);
     return ret;
 }
 
 notmuch_status_t
-notmuch_indexopts_set_try_decrypt (notmuch_indexopts_t *indexopts,
-				   notmuch_bool_t try_decrypt)
+notmuch_indexopts_set_decrypt_policy (notmuch_indexopts_t *indexopts,
+				      notmuch_bool_t decrypt_policy)
 {
     if (!indexopts)
 	return NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER;
-    indexopts->crypto.decrypt = try_decrypt;
+    indexopts->crypto.decrypt = decrypt_policy;
     return NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 notmuch_bool_t
-notmuch_indexopts_get_try_decrypt (const notmuch_indexopts_t *indexopts)
+notmuch_indexopts_get_decrypt_policy (const notmuch_indexopts_t *indexopts)
 {
     if (!indexopts)
 	return false;
diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h
index 2c5dcab5..ef463090 100644
--- a/lib/notmuch.h
+++ b/lib/notmuch.h
@@ -2244,17 +2244,17 @@ notmuch_database_get_default_indexopts (notmuch_database_t *db);
  * @since libnotmuch 5.1 (notmuch 0.26)
  */
 notmuch_status_t
-notmuch_indexopts_set_try_decrypt (notmuch_indexopts_t *indexopts,
-				   notmuch_bool_t try_decrypt);
+notmuch_indexopts_set_decrypt_policy (notmuch_indexopts_t *indexopts,
+				      notmuch_bool_t decrypt_policy);
 
 /**
  * Return whether to decrypt encrypted parts while indexing.
- * see notmuch_indexopts_set_try_decrypt.
+ * see notmuch_indexopts_set_decrypt_policy.
  *
  * @since libnotmuch 5.1 (notmuch 0.26)
  */
 notmuch_bool_t
-notmuch_indexopts_get_try_decrypt (const notmuch_indexopts_t *indexopts);
+notmuch_indexopts_get_decrypt_policy (const notmuch_indexopts_t *indexopts);
 
 /**
  * Destroy a notmuch_indexopts_t object.
diff --git a/notmuch-client.h b/notmuch-client.h
index f7524e59..fc981459 100644
--- a/notmuch-client.h
+++ b/notmuch-client.h
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ int notmuch_minimal_options (const char* subcommand_name,
 /* the state chosen by the user invoking one of the notmuch
  * subcommands that does indexing */
 struct _notmuch_client_indexing_cli_choices {
-    bool try_decrypt;
-    bool try_decrypt_set;
+    bool decrypt_policy;
+    bool decrypt_policy_set;
     notmuch_indexopts_t * opts;
 };
 extern struct _notmuch_client_indexing_cli_choices indexing_cli_choices;
diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index 7ee3ad0b..89d5e77b 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ int notmuch_minimal_options (const char *subcommand_name,
 
 struct _notmuch_client_indexing_cli_choices indexing_cli_choices = { };
 const notmuch_opt_desc_t  notmuch_shared_indexing_options [] = {
-    { .opt_bool = &indexing_cli_choices.try_decrypt,
-      .present = &indexing_cli_choices.try_decrypt_set,
+    { .opt_bool = &indexing_cli_choices.decrypt_policy,
+      .present = &indexing_cli_choices.decrypt_policy_set,
       .name = "decrypt" },
     { }
 };
@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@ notmuch_process_shared_indexing_options (notmuch_database_t *notmuch, g_mime_3_u
 {
     if (indexing_cli_choices.opts == NULL)
 	indexing_cli_choices.opts = notmuch_database_get_default_indexopts (notmuch);
-    if (indexing_cli_choices.try_decrypt_set) {
+    if (indexing_cli_choices.decrypt_policy_set) {
 	notmuch_status_t status;
 	if (indexing_cli_choices.opts == NULL)
 	    return NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-	status = notmuch_indexopts_set_try_decrypt (indexing_cli_choices.opts, indexing_cli_choices.try_decrypt);
+	status = notmuch_indexopts_set_decrypt_policy (indexing_cli_choices.opts, indexing_cli_choices.decrypt_policy);
 	if (status != NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 	    fprintf (stderr, "Error: Failed to set index decryption policy to %s. (%s)\n",
-		     indexing_cli_choices.try_decrypt ? "True" : "False", notmuch_status_to_string (status));
+		     indexing_cli_choices.decrypt_policy ? "True" : "False", notmuch_status_to_string (status));
 	    notmuch_indexopts_destroy (indexing_cli_choices.opts);
 	    indexing_cli_choices.opts = NULL;
 	    return status;
 	}
     }
 #if (GMIME_MAJOR_VERSION < 3)
-    if (indexing_cli_choices.opts && notmuch_indexopts_get_try_decrypt (indexing_cli_choices.opts)) {
+    if (indexing_cli_choices.opts && notmuch_indexopts_get_decrypt_policy (indexing_cli_choices.opts)) {
 	const char* gpg_path = notmuch_config_get_crypto_gpg_path (config);
 	if (gpg_path && strcmp(gpg_path, "gpg"))
 	    fprintf (stderr, "Warning: deprecated crypto.gpg_path is set to '%s'\n"