diff --git a/src/e2e.ts b/src/e2e.ts
index 1589729e..bb2cb17d 100644
--- a/src/e2e.ts
+++ b/src/e2e.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const start = async () => {
         return
     }
 
-    const { mainHandler, local, wizard, adminManager } = keepOn
+    const { mainHandler, localProviderClient, wizard, adminManager } = keepOn
     const serverMethods = GetServerMethods(mainHandler)
     const nostrSettings = settingsManager.getSettings().nostrRelaySettings
     log("initializing nostr middleware")
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ const start = async () => {
             privateKey: app.privateKey,
             publicKey: app.publicKey,
             name: app.name,
-            provider: app.publicKey === local.publicKey ? {
-                clientId: `client_${local.appId}`,
+            provider: app.publicKey === localProviderClient.publicKey ? {
+                clientId: `client_${localProviderClient.appId}`,
                 pubkey: settingsManager.getSettings().liquiditySettings.liquidityProviderPub,
                 relayUrl: settingsManager.getSettings().liquiditySettings.providerRelayUrl
             } : undefined
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const start = async () => {
     log("starting server")
     mainHandler.attachNostrSend(Send)
     mainHandler.StartBeacons()
-    const appNprofile = nprofileEncode({ pubkey: local.publicKey, relays: nostrSettings.relays })
+    const appNprofile = nprofileEncode({ pubkey: localProviderClient.publicKey, relays: nostrSettings.relays })
     if (wizard) {
         wizard.AddConnectInfo(appNprofile, nostrSettings.relays)
     }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0eacaf06..fbe6802c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const start = async () => {
         return
     }
 
-    const { mainHandler, local, wizard, adminManager } = keepOn
+    const { mainHandler, localProviderClient, wizard, adminManager } = keepOn
     const serverMethods = GetServerMethods(mainHandler)
     log("initializing nostr middleware")
     const relays = settingsManager.getSettings().nostrRelaySettings.relays
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ const start = async () => {
             privateKey: app.privateKey,
             publicKey: app.publicKey,
             name: app.name,
-            provider: app.publicKey === local.publicKey ? {
-                clientId: `client_${local.appId}`,
+            provider: app.publicKey === localProviderClient.publicKey ? {
+                clientId: `client_${localProviderClient.appId}`,
                 pubkey: settingsManager.getSettings().liquiditySettings.liquidityProviderPub,
                 relayUrl: settingsManager.getSettings().liquiditySettings.providerRelayUrl
             } : undefined
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const start = async () => {
     mainHandler.attachNostrProcessPing(Ping)
     mainHandler.attachNostrReset(Reset)
     mainHandler.StartBeacons()
-    const appNprofile = nprofileEncode({ pubkey: local.publicKey, relays })
+    const appNprofile = nprofileEncode({ pubkey: localProviderClient.publicKey, relays })
     if (wizard) {
         wizard.AddConnectInfo(appNprofile, relays)
     }
diff --git a/src/services/main/init.ts b/src/services/main/init.ts
index d3e4c6b0..776e989a 100644
--- a/src/services/main/init.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/init.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ export const initMainHandler = async (log: PubLogger, settingsManager: SettingsM
             return { privateKey: app.nostr_private_key, publicKey: app.nostr_public_key, appId: app.app_id, name: app.name }
         }
     }))
-    const local = apps.find(app => defaultNames.includes(app.name))
-    if (!local) {
+    const localProviderClient = apps.find(app => defaultNames.includes(app.name))
+    if (!localProviderClient) {
         throw new Error("local app not initialized correctly")
     }
-    mainHandler.liquidityProvider.setNostrInfo({ localId: `client_${local.appId}`, localPubkey: local.publicKey })
+    mainHandler.liquidityProvider.setNostrInfo({ localId: `client_${localProviderClient.appId}`, localPubkey: localProviderClient.publicKey })
     const stop = await processArgs(mainHandler)
     if (stop) {
         return
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const initMainHandler = async (log: PubLogger, settingsManager: SettingsM
     await mainHandler.appUserManager.CleanupInactiveUsers()
     await mainHandler.appUserManager.CleanupNeverActiveUsers()
     await mainHandler.paymentManager.watchDog.Start()
-    return { mainHandler, apps, local, wizard, adminManager }
+    return { mainHandler, apps, localProviderClient, wizard, adminManager }
 }
 
 const processArgs = async (mainHandler: Main) => {
diff --git a/src/tests/setupBootstrapped.ts b/src/tests/setupBootstrapped.ts
index 92bdb69c..81e2e8bd 100644
--- a/src/tests/setupBootstrapped.ts
+++ b/src/tests/setupBootstrapped.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ export const initBootstrappedInstance = async (T: TestBase) => {
     if (!initialized) {
         throw new Error("failed to initialize bootstrapped main handler")
     }
-    const { mainHandler: bootstrapped, local } = initialized
+    const { mainHandler: bootstrapped, localProviderClient } = initialized
     T.main.attachNostrSend(async (_, data, r) => {
         if (data.type === 'event') {
             throw new Error("unsupported event type")
         }
-        if (data.pub !== local.publicKey) {
-            throw new Error("invalid pub " + data.pub + " expected " + local.publicKey)
+        if (data.pub !== localProviderClient.publicKey) {
+            throw new Error("invalid pub " + data.pub + " expected " + localProviderClient.publicKey)
         }
         const j = JSON.parse(data.content) as { requestId: string }
         console.log("sending new operation to provider")
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const initBootstrappedInstance = async (T: TestBase) => {
         }
         bootstrapped.liquidityProvider.onEvent(res, data.pub)
     })
-    bootstrapped.liquidityProvider.setNostrInfo({ localId: `client_${local.appId}`, localPubkey: local.publicKey })
+    bootstrapped.liquidityProvider.setNostrInfo({ localId: `client_${localProviderClient.appId}`, localPubkey: localProviderClient.publicKey })
     await new Promise<void>(res => {
         const interval = setInterval(async () => {
             const canHandle = bootstrapped.liquidityProvider.IsReady()
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ export const initBootstrappedInstance = async (T: TestBase) => {
             }
         }, 500)
     })
-    const bUser = await bootstrapped.applicationManager.AddAppUser(local.appId, { identifier: "user1_bootstrapped", balance: 0, fail_if_exists: true })
-    const bootstrappedUser: TestUserData = { userId: bUser.info.userId, appUserIdentifier: bUser.identifier, appId: local.appId }
+    const bUser = await bootstrapped.applicationManager.AddAppUser(localProviderClient.appId, { identifier: "user1_bootstrapped", balance: 0, fail_if_exists: true })
+    const bootstrappedUser: TestUserData = { userId: bUser.info.userId, appUserIdentifier: bUser.identifier, appId: localProviderClient.appId }
     return {
-        bootstrapped, local, bootstrappedUser, stop: () => {
+        bootstrapped, localProviderClient, bootstrappedUser, stop: () => {
             bootstrapped.Stop()
         }
     }