diff --git a/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/vpr/vpr.py b/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/vpr/vpr.py
index 180f5473bf0..208d5ab6082 100644
--- a/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/vpr/vpr.py
+++ b/vtr_flow/scripts/python_libs/vtr/vpr/vpr.py
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ def run_relax_w(
 
     vpr_min_w_log = ".".join([logfile_base, "out"])
     vpr_relaxed_w_log = ".".join([logfile_base, "crit_path", "out"])
-    max_router_iterations = None
+    crit_path_router_iterations = None
 
-    if "max_router_iterations" in vpr_args:
-        max_router_iterations = vpr_args["max_router_iterations"]
-        del vpr_args["max_router_iterations"]
+    if "crit_path_router_iterations" in vpr_args:
+        crit_path_router_iterations = vpr_args["crit_path_router_iterations"]
+        del vpr_args["crit_path_router_iterations"]
 
     if "write_rr_graph" in vpr_args:
         del vpr_args["write_rr_graph"]
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ def run_relax_w(
     if explicit and "route" not in vpr_args:
         # Don't look for min W if routing was not run
         return
-    if max_router_iterations:
-        vpr_args["max_router_iterations"] = max_router_iterations
+    if crit_path_router_iterations:
+        vpr_args["max_router_iterations"] = crit_path_router_iterations
     min_w = determine_min_w(str(temp_dir / vpr_min_w_log))
 
     relaxed_w = relax_w(min_w, relax_w_factor)
diff --git a/vtr_flow/scripts/run_vtr_flow.py b/vtr_flow/scripts/run_vtr_flow.py
index 384e409dad8..fd65d4467e7 100755
--- a/vtr_flow/scripts/run_vtr_flow.py
+++ b/vtr_flow/scripts/run_vtr_flow.py
@@ -704,8 +704,7 @@ def process_vpr_args(args, prog, temp_dir, vpr_args):
     Finds arguments needed in the VPR stage of the flow
     """
     if args.crit_path_router_iterations:
-        if "max_router_iterations" not in vpr_args:
-            vpr_args["max_router_iterations"] = args.crit_path_router_iterations
+        vpr_args["crit_path_router_iterations"] = args.crit_path_router_iterations
     if args.fix_pins:
         new_file = str(temp_dir / Path(args.fix_pins).name)
         shutil.copyfile(str((Path(prog).parent.parent / args.fix_pins)), new_file)