diff --git a/apis/r/R/ReadIter.R b/apis/r/R/ReadIter.R
index 30e02c5763..eb6293e39a 100644
--- a/apis/r/R/ReadIter.R
+++ b/apis/r/R/ReadIter.R
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ ReadIter <- R6::R6Class(
     #' @description Create (lifecycle: experimental)
     #' @param sr soma read pointer
     #' @param enums An optional list with enumeration information
-    initialize = function(sr, enumlst=NULL) {
+    initialize = function(sr, enums=NULL) {
       private$soma_reader_pointer <- sr
-      private$enums <- enumlst
+      private$enums <- enums
     },
 
     #' @description Check if iterated read is complete or not. (lifecycle: experimental)
diff --git a/apis/r/man/ReadIter.Rd b/apis/r/man/ReadIter.Rd
index 1bc87662cb..70670883f1 100644
--- a/apis/r/man/ReadIter.Rd
+++ b/apis/r/man/ReadIter.Rd
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Class that allows for read iteration of SOMA reads.
 \subsection{Method \code{new()}}{
 Create (lifecycle: experimental)
 \subsection{Usage}{
-\if{html}{\out{<div class="r">}}\preformatted{ReadIter$new(sr)}\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
+\if{html}{\out{<div class="r">}}\preformatted{ReadIter$new(sr, enums = NULL)}\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
 }
 
 \subsection{Arguments}{