diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts b/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
index 2be927e0123..5e006a11f8d 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ export async function generateEntry(
     return;
   }
 
-  let clientRuntime = deps["@remix-run/react"] ? "react" : undefined;
+  let clientRenderer = deps["@remix-run/react"] ? "react" : undefined;
 
-  if (!clientRuntime) {
+  if (!clientRenderer) {
     console.error(
       colors.error(
         `Could not determine runtime. Please install the following: @remix-run/react`
@@ -348,12 +348,12 @@ export async function generateEntry(
   let defaultsDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "config", "defaults");
   let defaultEntryClient = path.resolve(
     defaultsDirectory,
-    `entry.client.${clientRuntime}-${type}.tsx`
+    `entry.client.${clientRenderer}-${type}.tsx`
   );
   let defaultEntryServer = path.resolve(
     defaultsDirectory,
     serverRuntime,
-    `entry.server.${clientRuntime}-${type}.tsx`
+    `entry.server.${clientRenderer}-${type}.tsx`
   );
 
   let isServerEntry = entry === "entry.server";
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/config.ts b/packages/remix-dev/config.ts
index bbd4f17fa55..df24ed46bdc 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/config.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/config.ts
@@ -492,11 +492,11 @@ export async function readConfig(
       );
     }
 
-    let clientRuntime = deps["@remix-run/react"] ? "react" : undefined;
+    let clientRenderer = deps["@remix-run/react"] ? "react" : undefined;
 
-    if (!clientRuntime) {
+    if (!clientRenderer) {
       throw new Error(
-        `Could not determine runtime. Please install the following: @remix-run/react`
+        `Could not determine renderer. Please install the following: @remix-run/react`
       );
     }
 
@@ -536,15 +536,15 @@ export async function readConfig(
       });
     }
 
-    entryServerFile = `${serverRuntime}/entry.server.${clientRuntime}-${type}.tsx`;
+    entryServerFile = `${serverRuntime}/entry.server.${clientRenderer}-${type}.tsx`;
   }
 
   if (userEntryClientFile) {
     entryClientFile = userEntryClientFile;
   } else {
-    let clientRuntime = deps["@remix-run/react"] ? "react" : undefined;
+    let clientRenderer = deps["@remix-run/react"] ? "react" : undefined;
 
-    if (!clientRuntime) {
+    if (!clientRenderer) {
       throw new Error(
         `Could not determine runtime. Please install the following: @remix-run/react`
       );
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ export async function readConfig(
         ? "stream"
         : "string";
 
-    entryClientFile = `entry.client.${clientRuntime}-${type}.tsx`;
+    entryClientFile = `entry.client.${clientRenderer}-${type}.tsx`;
   }
 
   let entryClientFilePath = userEntryClientFile