diff --git a/src/addons.js b/src/addons.js
index 39f42495b..c1ec13d74 100644
--- a/src/addons.js
+++ b/src/addons.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const RMADDONDIR_CMD = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts/rmaddondir.sh');
 
 // setup can be called multiple times for the same app (configure crash restart) and existing data must not be lost
 // teardown is destructive. app data stored with the addon is lost
-var KNOWN_ADDONS = {
+var ADDONS = {
     turn: {
         setup: setupTurn,
         teardown: teardownTurn,
@@ -508,11 +508,11 @@ function setupAddons(app, addons, callback) {
     debugApp(app, 'setupAddons: Setting up %j', Object.keys(addons));
 
     async.eachSeries(Object.keys(addons), function iterator(addon, iteratorCallback) {
-        if (!(addon in KNOWN_ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
+        if (!(addon in ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
 
         debugApp(app, 'Setting up addon %s with options %j', addon, addons[addon]);
 
-        KNOWN_ADDONS[addon].setup(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
+        ADDONS[addon].setup(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
     }, callback);
 }
 
@@ -526,11 +526,11 @@ function teardownAddons(app, addons, callback) {
     debugApp(app, 'teardownAddons: Tearing down %j', Object.keys(addons));
 
     async.eachSeries(Object.keys(addons), function iterator(addon, iteratorCallback) {
-        if (!(addon in KNOWN_ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
+        if (!(addon in ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
 
         debugApp(app, 'Tearing down addon %s with options %j', addon, addons[addon]);
 
-        KNOWN_ADDONS[addon].teardown(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
+        ADDONS[addon].teardown(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
     }, callback);
 }
 
@@ -546,9 +546,9 @@ function backupAddons(app, addons, callback) {
     debugApp(app, 'backupAddons: Backing up %j', Object.keys(addons));
 
     async.eachSeries(Object.keys(addons), function iterator (addon, iteratorCallback) {
-        if (!(addon in KNOWN_ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
+        if (!(addon in ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
 
-        KNOWN_ADDONS[addon].backup(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
+        ADDONS[addon].backup(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
     }, callback);
 }
 
@@ -564,9 +564,9 @@ function clearAddons(app, addons, callback) {
     debugApp(app, 'clearAddons: clearing %j', Object.keys(addons));
 
     async.eachSeries(Object.keys(addons), function iterator (addon, iteratorCallback) {
-        if (!(addon in KNOWN_ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
+        if (!(addon in ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
 
-        KNOWN_ADDONS[addon].clear(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
+        ADDONS[addon].clear(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
     }, callback);
 }
 
@@ -582,9 +582,9 @@ function restoreAddons(app, addons, callback) {
     debugApp(app, 'restoreAddons: restoring %j', Object.keys(addons));
 
     async.eachSeries(Object.keys(addons), function iterator (addon, iteratorCallback) {
-        if (!(addon in KNOWN_ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
+        if (!(addon in ADDONS)) return iteratorCallback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
 
-        KNOWN_ADDONS[addon].restore(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
+        ADDONS[addon].restore(app, addons[addon], iteratorCallback);
     }, callback);
 }
 
@@ -593,12 +593,12 @@ function importAppDatabase(app, addon, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof addon, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    if (!(addon in KNOWN_ADDONS)) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
+    if (!(addon in ADDONS)) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, `No such addon: ${addon}`));
 
     async.series([
-        KNOWN_ADDONS[addon].setup.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons[addon]),
-        KNOWN_ADDONS[addon].clear.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons[addon]), // clear in case we crashed in a restore
-        KNOWN_ADDONS[addon].restore.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons[addon])
+        ADDONS[addon].setup.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons[addon]),
+        ADDONS[addon].clear.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons[addon]), // clear in case we crashed in a restore
+        ADDONS[addon].restore.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons[addon])
     ], callback);
 }