diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
index 7ff9470de..9fe4985d8 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/utility_hook.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ ShouldUndistributeCitusLocalTables(void)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (IsCitusInitiatedBackend())
+	if (IsCitusInitiatedRemoteBackend())
 	{
 		/* connection from the coordinator operating on a shard */
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
index b9361db1c..f64fa03ce 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ ShouldShutdownConnection(MultiConnection *connection, const int cachedConnection
 	 * escalating the number of cached connections. We can recognize such backends
 	 * from their application name.
 	 */
-	return IsCitusInitiatedBackend() ||
+	return IsCitusInitiatedRemoteBackend() ||
 		   connection->initilizationState != POOL_STATE_INITIALIZED ||
 		   cachedConnectionCount >= MaxCachedConnectionsPerWorker ||
 		   connection->forceCloseAtTransactionEnd ||
@@ -1308,11 +1308,11 @@ ShouldShutdownConnection(MultiConnection *connection, const int cachedConnection
 
 
 /*
- * IsCitusInitiatedBackend returns true if we are in a backend that citus
+ * IsCitusInitiatedRemoteBackend returns true if we are in a backend that citus
  * initiated via remote connection.
  */
 bool
-IsCitusInitiatedBackend(void)
+IsCitusInitiatedRemoteBackend(void)
 {
 	return application_name && strcmp(application_name, CITUS_APPLICATION_NAME) == 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/connection_management.h b/src/include/distributed/connection_management.h
index d8dde1067..29408d78c 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/connection_management.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/connection_management.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ extern void FinishConnectionListEstablishment(List *multiConnectionList);
 extern void FinishConnectionEstablishment(MultiConnection *connection);
 extern void ClaimConnectionExclusively(MultiConnection *connection);
 extern void UnclaimConnection(MultiConnection *connection);
-extern bool IsCitusInitiatedBackend(void);
+extern bool IsCitusInitiatedRemoteBackend(void);
 
 /* time utilities */
 extern double MillisecondsPassedSince(instr_time moment);