diff --git a/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update-using-topbar-button.test.tsx b/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update-using-topbar-button.test.tsx
index 46946afb3e..c6ff69d145 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update-using-topbar-button.test.tsx
+++ b/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update-using-topbar-button.test.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe("encourage user to update when sufficient time passed since update was
     });
 
     describe("given the update check", () => {
-      let processCheckingForUpdates: (source: string) => Promise<{ updateWasDiscoveredAndDownloaded: boolean }>;
+      let processCheckingForUpdates: (source: string) => Promise<{ updateIsReadyToBeInstalled: boolean }>;
 
       beforeEach(async () => {
         processCheckingForUpdates = applicationBuilder.dis.mainDi.inject(
diff --git a/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update.test.ts b/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
index 828d6aa0f2..efc7da8498 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe("installing update", () => {
 
   describe("when started", () => {
     let rendered: RenderResult;
-    let processCheckingForUpdates: (source: string) => Promise<{ updateWasDiscoveredAndDownloaded: boolean }>;
+    let processCheckingForUpdates: (source: string) => Promise<{ updateIsReadyToBeInstalled: boolean }>;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       rendered = await applicationBuilder.render();
diff --git a/src/behaviours/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts b/src/behaviours/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
index 1a21b2f600..c2407079df 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
   describe("when started", () => {
     let rendered: RenderResult;
-    let processCheckingForUpdates: (source: string) => Promise<{ updateWasDiscoveredAndDownloaded: boolean }>;
+    let processCheckingForUpdates: (source: string) => Promise<{ updateIsReadyToBeInstalled: boolean }>;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       rendered = await applicationBuilder.render();
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
index c47bce1ac9..82bdbfbbd4 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ const checkForUpdatesTrayItemInjectable = getInjectable({
 
       click: pipeline(
         async () => {
-          const { updateWasDiscoveredAndDownloaded } = await processCheckingForUpdates("tray");
+          const { updateIsReadyToBeInstalled } = await processCheckingForUpdates("tray");
 
-          if (updateWasDiscoveredAndDownloaded) {
+          if (updateIsReadyToBeInstalled) {
             await showApplicationWindow();
           }
         },
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable.ts
index 64e082ac1e..b669c6a2ea 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable = getInjectable({
           checkingForUpdatesState.set(false);
         });
 
-        return { updateWasDiscoveredAndDownloaded: false };
+        return { updateIsReadyToBeInstalled: false };
       }
 
       const { version, actualUpdateChannel } = result;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable = getInjectable({
           checkingForUpdatesState.set(false);
         });
 
-        return { updateWasDiscoveredAndDownloaded: true };
+        return { updateIsReadyToBeInstalled: true };
       }
 
       emitEvent({
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable = getInjectable({
 
       const { downloadWasSuccessful } = await downloadUpdate();
 
-      return { updateWasDiscoveredAndDownloaded: downloadWasSuccessful };
+      return { updateIsReadyToBeInstalled: downloadWasSuccessful };
     };
   },
 });