diff --git a/hosting/docker-compose.yaml b/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
index d04fd7c0e4..00c93ca1c6 100644
--- a/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ services:
       MINIO_URL: http://minio-service:9000
       MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: ${MINIO_ACCESS_KEY}
       MINIO_SECRET_KEY: ${MINIO_SECRET_KEY}
-      INTERNAL_KEY: ${INTERNAL_KEY}
+      INTERNAL_API_KEY: ${INTERNAL_API_KEY}
       BUDIBASE_ENVIRONMENT: ${BUDIBASE_ENVIRONMENT}
       PORT: 4002
       JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
       COUCH_DB_USERNAME: ${COUCH_DB_USER}
       COUCH_DB_PASSWORD: ${COUCH_DB_PASSWORD}
       COUCH_DB_URL: http://${COUCH_DB_USER}:${COUCH_DB_PASSWORD}@couchdb-service:5984
-      INTERNAL_KEY: ${INTERNAL_KEY}
+      INTERNAL_API_KEY: ${INTERNAL_API_KEY}
       REDIS_URL: redis-service:6379
       REDIS_PASSWORD: ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
     depends_on:
diff --git a/hosting/hosting.properties b/hosting/hosting.properties
index 6ad962c493..d11972bc4b 100644
--- a/hosting/hosting.properties
+++ b/hosting/hosting.properties
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MINIO_SECRET_KEY=budibase
 COUCH_DB_PASSWORD=budibase
 COUCH_DB_USER=budibase
 REDIS_PASSWORD=budibase
-INTERNAL_KEY=budibase
+INTERNAL_API_KEY=budibase
 
 # This section contains variables that do not need to be altered under normal circumstances
 APP_PORT=4002
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/environment.js b/packages/auth/src/environment.js
index f582bd118a..a6fe69e5fb 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/environment.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/environment.js
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
   MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: process.env.MINIO_ACCESS_KEY,
   MINIO_SECRET_KEY: process.env.MINIO_SECRET_KEY,
   MINIO_URL: process.env.MINIO_URL,
-  INTERNAL_KEY: process.env.INTERNAL_KEY,
+  INTERNAL_API_KEY: process.env.INTERNAL_API_KEY,
   isTest,
 }
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js b/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
index 913e7c8cc8..34ed0ec186 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/middleware/authenticated.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = (noAuthPatterns = [], opts) => {
       const authCookie = getCookie(ctx, Cookies.Auth)
 
       // this is an internal request, no user made it
-      if (apiKey && apiKey === env.INTERNAL_KEY) {
+      if (apiKey && apiKey === env.INTERNAL_API_KEY) {
         ctx.isAuthenticated = true
       } else if (authCookie) {
         try {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/hosting/makeEnv.js b/packages/cli/src/hosting/makeEnv.js
index e8c4a8c830..e17e3374dc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/hosting/makeEnv.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/hosting/makeEnv.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ MINIO_SECRET_KEY=${randomString.generate()}
 COUCH_DB_PASSWORD=${randomString.generate()}
 COUCH_DB_USER=${randomString.generate()}
 REDIS_PASSWORD=${randomString.generate()}
-INTERNAL_KEY=${randomString.generate()}
+INTERNAL_API_KEY=${randomString.generate()}
 
 # This section contains variables that do not need to be altered under normal circumstances
 APP_PORT=4002
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js b/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
index 5349158036..ffd8c6b9e3 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function init() {
     COUCH_DB_URL: "http://budibase:budibase@localhost:10000/db/",
     REDIS_URL: "localhost:6379",
     WORKER_URL: "http://localhost:4002",
-    INTERNAL_KEY: "budibase",
+    INTERNAL_API_KEY: "budibase",
     JWT_SECRET: "testsecret",
     REDIS_PASSWORD: "budibase",
     MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: "budibase",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.js b/packages/server/src/environment.js
index 412b05cab0..52c680f65a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = {
   USE_QUOTAS: process.env.USE_QUOTAS,
   REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
   REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
-  INTERNAL_KEY: process.env.INTERNAL_KEY,
+  INTERNAL_API_KEY: process.env.INTERNAL_API_KEY,
   // environment
   NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
   JEST_WORKER_ID: process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/workerRequests.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/workerRequests.js
index b9476f4d24..8922eee957 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/workerRequests.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/workerRequests.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ exports.sendSmtpEmail = async (to, from, subject, contents) => {
     request(null, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
-        "x-budibase-api-key": env.INTERNAL_KEY,
+        "x-budibase-api-key": env.INTERNAL_API_KEY,
       },
       body: {
         email: to,
diff --git a/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js b/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
index f2784750c6..f7216befb5 100644
--- a/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
+++ b/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ async function init() {
     SELF_HOSTED: 1,
     PORT: 4002,
     JWT_SECRET: "testsecret",
-    INTERNAL_KEY: "budibase",
+    INTERNAL_API_KEY: "budibase",
     MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: "budibase",
     MINIO_SECRET_KEY: "budibase",
     COUCH_DB_USER: "budibase",
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/environment.js b/packages/worker/src/environment.js
index dda3e842f1..11eed33982 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/environment.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/environment.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = {
   SALT_ROUNDS: process.env.SALT_ROUNDS,
   REDIS_URL: process.env.REDIS_URL,
   REDIS_PASSWORD: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
-  INTERNAL_KEY: process.env.INTERNAL_KEY,
+  INTERNAL_API_KEY: process.env.INTERNAL_API_KEY,
   /* TODO: to remove - once deployment removed */
   COUCH_DB_USERNAME: process.env.COUCH_DB_USERNAME,
   COUCH_DB_PASSWORD: process.env.COUCH_DB_PASSWORD,