diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index fac1e92d..54145d94 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const App = () => {
     Array<
       PendingElicitationRequest & {
         resolve: (response: ElicitationResponse) => void;
-        reject: (error: Error) => void;
+        decline: (error: Error) => void;
       }
     >
   >([]);
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ const App = () => {
             requestedSchema: request.params.requestedSchema,
           },
           resolve,
-          reject: (error: Error) => {
+          decline: (error: Error) => {
             console.error("Elicitation request rejected:", error);
           },
         },
diff --git a/client/src/components/ElicitationRequest.tsx b/client/src/components/ElicitationRequest.tsx
index dc3f5962..4488a962 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ElicitationRequest.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/ElicitationRequest.tsx
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ const ElicitationRequest = ({
     }
   };
 
-  const handleReject = () => {
-    onResolve(request.id, { action: "reject" });
+  const handleDecline = () => {
+    onResolve(request.id, { action: "decline" });
   };
 
   const handleCancel = () => {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const ElicitationRequest = ({
           <Button type="button" onClick={handleAccept}>
             Submit
           </Button>
-          <Button type="button" variant="outline" onClick={handleReject}>
+          <Button type="button" variant="outline" onClick={handleDecline}>
             Decline
           </Button>
           <Button type="button" variant="outline" onClick={handleCancel}>
diff --git a/client/src/components/ElicitationTab.tsx b/client/src/components/ElicitationTab.tsx
index 0558d536..c8c88fa8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ElicitationTab.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/ElicitationTab.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export interface ElicitationRequestData {
 }
 
 export interface ElicitationResponse {
-  action: "accept" | "reject" | "cancel";
+  action: "accept" | "decline" | "cancel";
   content?: Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/__tests__/ElicitationRequest.test.tsx b/client/src/components/__tests__/ElicitationRequest.test.tsx
index c18fe3eb..f2af2593 100644
--- a/client/src/components/__tests__/ElicitationRequest.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/__tests__/ElicitationRequest.test.tsx
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ describe("ElicitationRequest", () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it("should call onResolve with reject action when Decline button is clicked", async () => {
+    it("should call onResolve with decline action when Decline button is clicked", async () => {
       renderElicitationRequest();
 
       await act(async () => {
         fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /decline/i }));
       });
 
-      expect(mockOnResolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, { action: "reject" });
+      expect(mockOnResolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, { action: "decline" });
     });
 
     it("should call onResolve with cancel action when Cancel button is clicked", async () => {