diff --git a/include/openmc/tallies/tally.h b/include/openmc/tallies/tally.h
index 554d302ac..f411e6560 100644
--- a/include/openmc/tallies/tally.h
+++ b/include/openmc/tallies/tally.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public:
 
   void set_active(bool active) { active_ = active; }
 
+  void set_writable(bool writable) { writable_ = writable; }
+
   void set_scores(pugi::xml_node node);
 
   void set_scores(const std::vector<std::string>& scores);
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ public:
 
   int32_t n_filter_bins() const {return n_filter_bins_;}
 
+  bool get_writable() const { return writable_;}
+
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Other methods.
 
diff --git a/src/output.cpp b/src/output.cpp
index 439fc1558..d3262cc4d 100644
--- a/src/output.cpp
+++ b/src/output.cpp
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ write_tallies()
     if (!tally.name_.empty()) tally_header += ": " + tally.name_;
     tallies_out << header(tally_header) << "\n\n";
 
-    if (!tally.writeable_) {
+    if (!tally.writable_) {
       tallies_out << " Internal\n\n";
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/src/state_point.cpp b/src/state_point.cpp
index a550748a5..cd2c475d8 100644
--- a/src/state_point.cpp
+++ b/src/state_point.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ openmc_statepoint_write(const char* filename, bool* write_source)
 
         write_dataset(tally_group, "name",  tally->name_);
 
-        if (tally->writeable_) {
+        if (tally->writable_) {
           write_attribute(tally_group, "internal", 0);
         } else {
           write_attribute(tally_group, "internal", 1);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ openmc_statepoint_write(const char* filename, bool* write_source)
 
         // Write all tally results
         for (const auto& tally : model::tallies) {
-          if (!tally->writeable_) continue;
+          if (!tally->writable_) continue;
           // Write sum and sum_sq for each bin
           std::string name = "tally " + std::to_string(tally->id_);
           hid_t tally_group = open_group(tallies_group, name.c_str());
@@ -434,14 +434,12 @@ void load_state_point()
         std::string name = "tally " + std::to_string(tally->id_);
         hid_t tally_group = open_group(tallies_group, name.c_str());
 
-        int internal;
+        int internal=0;
         if (attribute_exists(tally_group, "internal")) {
           read_attribute(tally_group, "internal", internal);
-        } else {
-         internal = 0;
         }
         if (internal) {
-          tally->writeable_ = false;
+          tally->writable_ = false;
         } else {
 
           auto& results = tally->results_;
@@ -717,7 +715,7 @@ void write_tally_results_nr(hid_t file_id)
   for (const auto& t : model::tallies) {
     // Skip any tallies that are not active
     if (!t->active_) continue;
-    if (!t->writeable_) continue;
+    if (!t->writable_) continue;
 
     if (mpi::master && !object_exists(file_id, "tallies_present")) {
       write_attribute(file_id, "tallies_present", 1);
diff --git a/src/tallies/tally.cpp b/src/tallies/tally.cpp
index 96253285e..3e9de83b1 100644
--- a/src/tallies/tally.cpp
+++ b/src/tallies/tally.cpp
@@ -1221,25 +1221,25 @@ openmc_tally_set_active(int32_t index, bool active)
 }
 
 extern "C" int
-openmc_tally_get_writeable(int32_t index, bool* writeable)
+openmc_tally_get_writable(int32_t index, bool* writable)
 {
   if (index < 0 || index >= model::tallies.size()) {
     set_errmsg("Index in tallies array is out of bounds.");
     return OPENMC_E_OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
   }
-  *writeable = model::tallies[index]->writeable_;
+  *writable = model::tallies[index]->get_writable();
 
   return 0;
 }
 
 extern "C" int
-openmc_tally_set_writeable(int32_t index, bool writeable)
+openmc_tally_set_writable(int32_t index, bool writable)
 {
   if (index < 0 || index >= model::tallies.size()) {
     set_errmsg("Index in tallies array is out of bounds.");
     return OPENMC_E_OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
   }
-  model::tallies[index]->writeable_ = writeable;
+  model::tallies[index]->set_writable(writable);
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_lib.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_lib.py
index 7f992cb09..ad198f255 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_lib.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_lib.py
@@ -256,13 +256,13 @@ def test_tally_activate(lib_simulation_init):
     assert t.active
 
 
-def test_tally_writeable(lib_simulation_init):
+def test_tally_writable(lib_simulation_init):
     t = openmc.lib.tallies[1]
-    assert t.writeable
-    t.writeable = False
-    assert not t.writeable
-    # Revert tally to writeable state for lib_run fixtures
-    t.writeable = True
+    assert t.writable
+    t.writable = False
+    assert not t.writable
+    # Revert tally to writable state for lib_run fixtures
+    t.writable = True
 
 
 def test_tally_results(lib_run):