diff --git a/dev-cli/src/commands/bundler.js b/dev-cli/src/commands/bundler.js
index 4dd071a0d..0004434b9 100644
--- a/dev-cli/src/commands/bundler.js
+++ b/dev-cli/src/commands/bundler.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* global Deno */
 
 import { Command } from '../deps.js'
-import { hostArgs, walletArgs } from '../utils.js'
+import { bundlerArgs, walletArgs } from '../utils.js'
 import { VERSION } from '../versions.js'
 
 function amountArgs (amount) {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function amountArgs (amount) {
 export async function balance ({ wallet, host }) {
   const cmdArgs = [
     ...walletArgs(wallet),
-    ...hostArgs(host)
+    ...bundlerArgs(host)
   ]
 
   const p = Deno.run({
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ export async function balance ({ wallet, host }) {
   await p.status()
 }
 
-export async function fund ({ wallet, host }, amount) {
+export async function fund ({ wallet, bundler }, amount) {
   const cmdArgs = [
     ...walletArgs(wallet),
-    ...hostArgs(host),
+    ...bundlerArgs(bundler),
     ...amountArgs(amount)
   ]
 
diff --git a/dev-cli/src/commands/publish.js b/dev-cli/src/commands/publish.js
index 0e9cdeb35..740091efe 100644
--- a/dev-cli/src/commands/publish.js
+++ b/dev-cli/src/commands/publish.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* global Deno */
 
 import { Command, basename, resolve } from '../deps.js'
-import { hostArgs, tagsArg } from '../utils.js'
+import { bundlerArgs, tagsArg } from '../utils.js'
 import { VERSION } from '../versions.js'
 
 function walletArgs (wallet) {
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ function contractSourceArgs (contractWasmPath) {
  * - allow using environment variables to set things like path to wallet
  * - require confirmation and bypass with --yes
  */
-export async function publish ({ wallet, host, tag, value }, contractWasmPath) {
+export async function publish ({ wallet, bundler, tag, value }, contractWasmPath) {
   const cmdArgs = [
     ...walletArgs(wallet),
-    ...hostArgs(host),
+    ...bundlerArgs(bundler),
     ...contractSourceArgs(contractWasmPath),
     ...tagsArg({ tags: tag, values: value })
   ]
diff --git a/dev-cli/src/utils.js b/dev-cli/src/utils.js
index a711b6373..0a4e47900 100644
--- a/dev-cli/src/utils.js
+++ b/dev-cli/src/utils.js
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ export function tagsArg ({ tags, values }) {
   return ['-e', `TAGS=${JSON.stringify([tags, values])}`]
 }
 
-export function hostArgs (host) {
-  return host
+export function bundlerArgs (bundler) {
+  return bundler
     ? [
         '-e',
-        `BUNDLER_HOST=${host}`
+        `BUNDLER_HOST=${bundler}`
       ]
     : []
 }