diff --git a/web/database/utils/store.js b/web/database/utils/store.js
--- a/web/database/utils/store.js
+++ b/web/database/utils/store.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import { workerRequestMessageTypes } from '../../types/worker-types.js';
 import { getDatabaseModule } from '../database-module-provider.js';
 
-async function getClientStore(): Promise<ClientStore> {
+async function getClientDBStore(): Promise<ClientStore> {
   const databaseModule = await getDatabaseModule();
   let result: ClientStore = {
     currentUserID: null,
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@
   }
 }
 
-export { getClientStore, processDBStoreOperations };
+export { getClientDBStore, processDBStoreOperations };
diff --git a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
--- a/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
+++ b/web/database/worker/db-worker.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import localforage from 'localforage';
 
 import {
-  getClientStore,
+  getClientStoreFromQueryExecutor,
   processDBStoreOperations,
 } from './process-operations.js';
 import {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
   if (message.type === workerRequestMessageTypes.GET_CLIENT_STORE) {
     return {
       type: workerResponseMessageTypes.CLIENT_STORE,
-      store: getClientStore(sqliteQueryExecutor),
+      store: getClientStoreFromQueryExecutor(sqliteQueryExecutor),
     };
   } else if (message.type === workerRequestMessageTypes.GET_CURRENT_USER_ID) {
     return {
diff --git a/web/database/worker/process-operations.js b/web/database/worker/process-operations.js
--- a/web/database/worker/process-operations.js
+++ b/web/database/worker/process-operations.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-function getClientStore(
+function getClientStoreFromQueryExecutor(
   sqliteQueryExecutor: SQLiteQueryExecutor,
 ): ClientDBStore {
   return {
@@ -177,4 +177,4 @@
   };
 }
 
-export { processDBStoreOperations, getClientStore };
+export { processDBStoreOperations, getClientStoreFromQueryExecutor };
diff --git a/web/redux/initial-state-gate.js b/web/redux/initial-state-gate.js
--- a/web/redux/initial-state-gate.js
+++ b/web/redux/initial-state-gate.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 } from './action-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from './redux-utils.js';
 import {
-  getClientStore,
+  getClientDBStore,
   processDBStoreOperations,
 } from '../database/utils/store.js';
 import Loading from '../loading.react.js';
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
               thread: convertIDToNewSchema(urlInfo.thread, ashoatKeyserverID),
             };
           }
-          const clientDBStore = await getClientStore();
+          const clientDBStore = await getClientDBStore();
 
           const payload = await callGetInitialReduxState({
             urlInfo,