diff --git a/latex/thesis/common.tex b/latex/thesis/common.tex
index c59447a..762b755 100644
--- a/latex/thesis/common.tex
+++ b/latex/thesis/common.tex
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@
 %
  
 % defines algorithm counter for chapter-level
-\newcounter{nalg}
+\newcounter{genericAlgorithmCounter}
 \let\OldChapter\chapter
-\renewcommand{\chapter}{\setcounter{nalg}{1}\OldChapter}
+\renewcommand{\chapter}{\setcounter{genericAlgorithmCounter}{1}\OldChapter}
 %defines appearance of the algorithm counter
-\renewcommand{\thenalg}{\thechapter .\arabic{nalg}}
+\renewcommand{\thegenericAlgorithmCounter}{\thechapter .\arabic{genericAlgorithmCounter}}
 % defines a new caption label as Algorithm x.y
-\DeclareCaptionLabelFormat{algocaption}{Algorithm \thenalg} 
+\DeclareCaptionLabelFormat{algocaption}{Algorithm \thegenericAlgorithmCounter} 
 
 \lstnewenvironment{genericAlgorithm}[1][] 
 {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
         #1 % This is to add custom settings
     }
 }
-{}
+{\addtocounter{genericAlgorithmCounter}{1}}
 
 %
 % Allows for pausing and resuming the numbering in an lstlisting environment