diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cflint/plugins/core/VariableNameChecker.java b/src/main/java/com/cflint/plugins/core/VariableNameChecker.java
index 6a4c4239f..7e1872f03 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cflint/plugins/core/VariableNameChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cflint/plugins/core/VariableNameChecker.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.Extension;
 import net.htmlparser.jericho.Element;
 import net.htmlparser.jericho.Attributes;
+import cfml.parsing.cfscript.CFAssignmentExpression;
 import cfml.parsing.cfscript.CFExpression;
 import cfml.parsing.cfscript.CFFullVarExpression;
 import cfml.parsing.cfscript.CFIdentifier;
@@ -26,25 +27,14 @@ public class VariableNameChecker extends CFLintScannerAdapter {
 		
 	public void expression(final CFExpression expression, final Context context, final BugList bugs) {
 		if (expression instanceof CFVarDeclExpression) {
-			String content = ((CFVarDeclExpression) expression).Decompile(0);
-			String parts[] = content.split(" ");
-			String varName = parts[1]; // var name = expression
-			int lineNo = ((CFVarDeclExpression) expression).getLine() + context.startLine() - 1;
-
-			checkNameForBugs(varName, context.getFilename(), lineNo, bugs);
+			final CFVarDeclExpression cfVarDeclExpression = (CFVarDeclExpression)expression;
+			int lineNo = expression.getLine() + context.startLine() - 1;
+			checkNameForBugs(cfVarDeclExpression.getName(), context.getFilename(), lineNo, bugs);
 		}
 		else if (expression instanceof CFFullVarExpression) {
-			String content = ((CFFullVarExpression) expression).Decompile(0);
-			content = content.replace(".", " ");
-			content = content.replace("[", " ");
-			content = content.replace("]", " ");
-			String parts[] = content.split(" ");
-			int lineNo = ((CFFullVarExpression) expression).getLine() + context.startLine() - 1;
-
-			for (int i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
-				if (!parts[i].matches("\\d+")) {
-					checkNameForBugs(parts[i], context.getFilename(), lineNo, bugs);
-				}
+			final CFFullVarExpression cfFullVarExpression = (CFFullVarExpression)expression;
+			for(final CFExpression subexpression : cfFullVarExpression.getExpressions()){
+				expression(subexpression,context,bugs);
 			}
 		}
 		else if (expression instanceof CFIdentifier) {
@@ -138,7 +128,14 @@ protected boolean endsInNumber(String variable) {
 	}
 
 	protected boolean tooShort(String variable) {
-		return variable.length() < MIN_VAR_LENGTH;
+		
+		int minVarLength = MIN_VAR_LENGTH;
+		if(getParameter("MinLength") !=null){
+			try {
+				minVarLength= Integer.parseInt(getParameter("MinLength"));
+			}catch(Exception e){}
+		}
+		return variable.length() < minVarLength;
 	}
 
 	protected boolean tooLong(String variable) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/cflint/TestCFBugs_VariableNames.java b/src/test/java/com/cflint/TestCFBugs_VariableNames.java
index 13352c468..67d2780cc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/cflint/TestCFBugs_VariableNames.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/cflint/TestCFBugs_VariableNames.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public void setUp() {
 		pluginMessage = new PluginMessage("VAR_TOO_SHORT");
 		pluginMessage.setSeverity("INFO");
 		pluginRule.getMessages().add(pluginMessage);
+		pluginRule.addParameter("MinLength", "3");
+		
 		pluginMessage = new PluginMessage("VAR_TOO_LONG");
 		pluginMessage.setSeverity("INFO");
 		pluginRule.getMessages().add(pluginMessage);
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ public void setUp() {
 		pluginMessage.setSeverity("INFO");
 		pluginRule.getMessages().add(pluginMessage);
 
-		cfBugs = new CFLint(conf, new VariableNameChecker());
+		final VariableNameChecker checker = new VariableNameChecker();
+		checker.setParameter("MinLength", "3");
+		cfBugs = new CFLint(conf, checker);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ public void nameIsTemporyTag() throws ParseException, IOException {
 		 + "</cffunction>\r\n"
 		 + "</cfcomponent>";
 		cfBugs.process(tagSrc, "test");
-		final List<BugInfo> result = cfBugs.getBugs().getBugList().values().iterator().next();
+		final List<BugInfo> result = cfBugs.getBugs().getBugList().get("VAR_IS_TEMPORARY");
 		assertEquals(7, result.size());
 		assertEquals("VAR_IS_TEMPORARY", result.get(0).getMessageCode());
 		assertEquals(3, result.get(0).getLine());
@@ -403,7 +407,7 @@ public void nameIsTemporyScript() throws ParseException, IOException {
 		 + "}\r\n"
 		 + "}";
 		cfBugs.process(scriptSrc, "test");
-		final List<BugInfo> result = cfBugs.getBugs().getBugList().values().iterator().next();
+		final List<BugInfo> result = cfBugs.getBugs().getBugList().get("VAR_IS_TEMPORARY");
 		assertEquals(7, result.size());
 		assertEquals("VAR_IS_TEMPORARY", result.get(0).getMessageCode());
 		assertEquals(3, result.get(0).getLine());