diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_app.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_app.py
index 9e9a9983dba..518a9dc2129 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_app.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_app.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def add_galaxy_middleware(app: FastAPI, gx_app):
             return response
 
 
-def initialize_fast_app(gx_webapp, gx_app):
+def initialize_fast_app(gx_wsgi_webapp, gx_app):
     app = FastAPI(
         title="Galaxy API",
         docs_url="/api/docs",
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ def initialize_fast_app(gx_webapp, gx_app):
     add_galaxy_middleware(app, gx_app)
     add_request_id_middleware(app)
     include_all_package_routers(app, 'galaxy.webapps.galaxy.api')
-    wsgi_handler = WSGIMiddleware(gx_webapp)
+    wsgi_handler = WSGIMiddleware(gx_wsgi_webapp)
     app.mount('/', wsgi_handler)
     return app
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_factory.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_factory.py
index cf386d985d4..576957e0af9 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_factory.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/fast_factory.py
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ def factory():
     )
     config_provider = WebappConfigResolver(props)
     config = config_provider.resolve_config()
-    gx_webapp, gx_app = app_pair(global_conf=config.global_conf, load_app_kwds=config.load_app_kwds, wsgi_preflight=config.wsgi_preflight)
-    return initialize_fast_app(gx_webapp, gx_app)
+    gx_wsgi_webapp, gx_app = app_pair(global_conf=config.global_conf, load_app_kwds=config.load_app_kwds, wsgi_preflight=config.wsgi_preflight)
+    return initialize_fast_app(gx_wsgi_webapp, gx_app)
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py b/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
index e2e835b99a4..5b4882b7040 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/driver/driver_util.py
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ def launch_uvicorn(webapp_factory, prefix=DEFAULT_CONFIG_PREFIX, galaxy_config=N
     port = attempt_ports(port)
     gx_app = build_galaxy_app(galaxy_config)
 
-    gx_webapp = webapp_factory(
+    gx_wsgi_webapp = webapp_factory(
         galaxy_config['global_conf'],
         app=gx_app,
         use_translogger=False,
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ def launch_uvicorn(webapp_factory, prefix=DEFAULT_CONFIG_PREFIX, galaxy_config=N
         register_shutdown_at_exit=False
     )
     from galaxy.webapps.galaxy.fast_app import initialize_fast_app
-    app = initialize_fast_app(gx_webapp, gx_app)
+    app = initialize_fast_app(gx_wsgi_webapp, gx_app)
     server, port = uvicorn_serve(app, host=host, port=port)
     set_and_wait_for_http_target(prefix, host, port)
     log.info(f"Embedded uvicorn web server for {name} started at {host}:{port}")