diff --git a/apps/photos/.env.development b/apps/photos/.env.development
index b4aabdaf7..a338be220 100644
--- a/apps/photos/.env.development
+++ b/apps/photos/.env.development
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #
 # 2. Sentry crash reporting etc is disabled
 #
-# See `isDevDeployment` for the exact rules for determining what counts as a
+# See `isDevBuild` for the exact rules for determining what counts as a
 # development build.
 
 # The ente API endpoint
diff --git a/apps/photos/src/services/userService.ts b/apps/photos/src/services/userService.ts
index acf16c5e4..3abf393d9 100644
--- a/apps/photos/src/services/userService.ts
+++ b/apps/photos/src/services/userService.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
     getEndpoint,
     getFamilyPortalURL,
-    isDevDeployment,
+    isDevBuild,
 } from '@ente/shared/network/api';
 import { getData, LS_KEYS } from '@ente/shared/storage/localStorage';
 import localForage from '@ente/shared/storage/localForage';
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export async function getDisableCFUploadProxyFlag(): Promise<boolean> {
     try {
         const disableCFUploadProxy =
             process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_CF_UPLOAD_PROXY;
-        if (isDevDeployment() && typeof disableCFUploadProxy !== 'undefined') {
+        if (isDevBuild() && typeof disableCFUploadProxy !== 'undefined') {
             return disableCFUploadProxy === 'true';
         }
         const featureFlags = (
diff --git a/packages/shared/network/api.ts b/packages/shared/network/api.ts
index 39838e1b1..fbce09b49 100644
--- a/packages/shared/network/api.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/network/api.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const getEndpoint = () => {
     const endpoint = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && endpoint) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && endpoint) {
         return endpoint;
     }
     return 'https://api.ente.io';
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const getEndpoint = () => {
 
 export const getFileURL = (id: number) => {
     const endpoint = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && endpoint) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && endpoint) {
         return `${endpoint}/files/download/${id}`;
     }
     return `https://files.ente.io/?fileID=${id}`;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const getFileURL = (id: number) => {
 
 export const getPublicCollectionFileURL = (id: number) => {
     const endpoint = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && endpoint) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && endpoint) {
         return `${endpoint}/public-collection/files/download/${id}`;
     }
     return `https://public-albums.ente.io/download/?fileID=${id}`;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const getPublicCollectionFileURL = (id: number) => {
 
 export const getThumbnailURL = (id: number) => {
     const endpoint = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && endpoint) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && endpoint) {
         return `${endpoint}/files/preview/${id}`;
     }
     return `https://thumbnails.ente.io/?fileID=${id}`;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const getThumbnailURL = (id: number) => {
 
 export const getPublicCollectionThumbnailURL = (id: number) => {
     const endpoint = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && endpoint) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && endpoint) {
         return `${endpoint}/public-collection/files/preview/${id}`;
     }
     return `https://public-albums.ente.io/preview/?fileID=${id}`;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const getPublicCollectionThumbnailURL = (id: number) => {
 
 export const getUploadEndpoint = () => {
     const endpoint = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && endpoint) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && endpoint) {
         return endpoint;
     }
     return `https://uploader.ente.io`;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const getUploadEndpoint = () => {
 
 export const getPaymentsURL = () => {
     const paymentsURL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_PAYMENT_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && paymentsURL) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && paymentsURL) {
         return paymentsURL;
     }
     return `https://payments.ente.io`;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const getPaymentsURL = () => {
 
 export const getAlbumsURL = () => {
     const albumsURL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ALBUM_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && albumsURL) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && albumsURL) {
         return albumsURL;
     }
     return `https://albums.ente.io`;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const getAlbumsURL = () => {
 // create or manage family.
 export const getFamilyPortalURL = () => {
     const familyURL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_FAMILY_PORTAL_ENDPOINT;
-    if (isDevDeployment() && familyURL) {
+    if (isDevBuild() && familyURL) {
         return familyURL;
     }
     return `https://family.ente.io`;
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ export const getFamilyPortalURL = () => {
  *   automatically assigns development when running the `next dev` command,
  *   or production for all other commands.
  */
-export const isDevDeployment = () => {
+export const isDevBuild = () => {
     return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
 };