diff --git a/packages/models/src/server/job.model.ts b/packages/models/src/server/job.model.ts
index c70add69e..ac90231ef 100644
--- a/packages/models/src/server/job.model.ts
+++ b/packages/models/src/server/job.model.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export type NotifyPayload =
 
 export interface FederateVideoPayload {
   videoUUID: string
-  isNewVideo: boolean
+  isNewVideoForFederation: boolean
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/core/controllers/api/videos/source.ts b/server/core/controllers/api/videos/source.ts
index ccba63060..b4bfc3725 100644
--- a/server/core/controllers/api/videos/source.ts
+++ b/server/core/controllers/api/videos/source.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ async function addVideoJobsAfterUpload (video: MVideoFullLight, videoFile: MVide
       type: 'federate-video' as 'federate-video',
       payload: {
         videoUUID: video.uuid,
-        isNewVideo: false
+        isNewVideoForFederation: false
       }
     }
   ]
diff --git a/server/core/controllers/api/videos/update.ts b/server/core/controllers/api/videos/update.ts
index 5adc5e8e5..2e168b029 100644
--- a/server/core/controllers/api/videos/update.ts
+++ b/server/core/controllers/api/videos/update.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async function updateVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const videoFileLockReleaser = await VideoPathManager.Instance.lockFiles(videoFromReq.uuid)
 
   try {
-    const { videoInstanceUpdated, isNewVideo } = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+    const { videoInstanceUpdated, isNewVideoForFederation } = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
       // Refresh video since thumbnails to prevent concurrent updates
       const video = await VideoModel.loadFull(videoFromReq.id, t)
 
@@ -95,9 +95,15 @@ async function updateVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
       }
 
       // Privacy update?
-      let isNewVideo = false
+      let isNewVideoForFederation = false
+
       if (videoInfoToUpdate.privacy !== undefined) {
-        isNewVideo = await updateVideoPrivacy({ videoInstance: video, videoInfoToUpdate, hadPrivacyForFederation, transaction: t })
+        isNewVideoForFederation = await updateVideoPrivacy({
+          videoInstance: video,
+          videoInfoToUpdate,
+          hadPrivacyForFederation,
+          transaction: t
+        })
       }
 
       // Force updatedAt attribute change
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ async function updateVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
       )
       logger.info('Video with name %s and uuid %s updated.', video.name, video.uuid, lTags(video.uuid))
 
-      return { videoInstanceUpdated, isNewVideo }
+      return { videoInstanceUpdated, isNewVideoForFederation }
     })
 
     Hooks.runAction('action:api.video.updated', { video: videoInstanceUpdated, body: req.body, req, res })
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ async function updateVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
       video: videoInstanceUpdated,
       nameChanged: !!videoInfoToUpdate.name,
       oldPrivacy,
-      isNewVideo
+      isNewVideoForFederation
     })
   } catch (err) {
     // If the transaction is retried, sequelize will think the object has not changed
@@ -180,6 +186,7 @@ async function updateVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
             .end()
 }
 
+// Return a boolean indicating if the video is considered as "new" for remote instances in the federation
 async function updateVideoPrivacy (options: {
   videoInstance: MVideoFullLight
   videoInfoToUpdate: VideoUpdate
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@ async function updateVideoPrivacy (options: {
   transaction: Transaction
 }) {
   const { videoInstance, videoInfoToUpdate, hadPrivacyForFederation, transaction } = options
-  const isNewVideo = videoInstance.isNewVideo(videoInfoToUpdate.privacy)
+  const isNewVideoForFederation = videoInstance.isNewVideoForFederation(videoInfoToUpdate.privacy)
 
   const newPrivacy = forceNumber(videoInfoToUpdate.privacy) as VideoPrivacyType
   setVideoPrivacy(videoInstance, newPrivacy)
@@ -207,7 +214,7 @@ async function updateVideoPrivacy (options: {
     await VideoModel.sendDelete(videoInstance, { transaction })
   }
 
-  return isNewVideo
+  return isNewVideoForFederation
 }
 
 function updateSchedule (videoInstance: MVideoFullLight, videoInfoToUpdate: VideoUpdate, transaction: Transaction) {
diff --git a/server/core/controllers/api/videos/upload.ts b/server/core/controllers/api/videos/upload.ts
index 195b0ef30..a1a0d5058 100644
--- a/server/core/controllers/api/videos/upload.ts
+++ b/server/core/controllers/api/videos/upload.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ async function addVideoJobsAfterUpload (video: MVideoFullLight, videoFile: MVide
       type: 'federate-video' as 'federate-video',
       payload: {
         videoUUID: video.uuid,
-        isNewVideo: true
+        isNewVideoForFederation: true
       }
     }
   ]
diff --git a/server/core/lib/job-queue/handlers/federate-video.ts b/server/core/lib/job-queue/handlers/federate-video.ts
index 270ce6cc5..8972d92d4 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/job-queue/handlers/federate-video.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/job-queue/handlers/federate-video.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function processFederateVideo (job: Job) {
       const video = await VideoModel.loadFull(payload.videoUUID, t)
       if (!video) return
 
-      return federateVideoIfNeeded(video, payload.isNewVideo, t)
+      return federateVideoIfNeeded(video, payload.isNewVideoForFederation, t)
     })
   })
 }
diff --git a/server/core/lib/schedulers/update-videos-scheduler.ts b/server/core/lib/schedulers/update-videos-scheduler.ts
index 2d4892013..6e3dcdcb6 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/schedulers/update-videos-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/schedulers/update-videos-scheduler.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class UpdateVideosScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
       logger.info('Executing scheduled video update on %s.', video.uuid)
 
       if (schedule.privacy) {
-        isNewVideo = video.isNewVideo(schedule.privacy)
+        isNewVideo = video.isNewVideoForFederation(schedule.privacy)
         oldPrivacy = video.privacy
 
         setVideoPrivacy(video, schedule.privacy)
diff --git a/server/core/lib/video-studio.ts b/server/core/lib/video-studio.ts
index a8cb19f0d..d248a0f23 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/video-studio.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/video-studio.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export async function onVideoStudioEnded (options: {
       type: 'federate-video' as 'federate-video',
       payload: {
         videoUUID: video.uuid,
-        isNewVideo: false
+        isNewVideoForFederation: false
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/server/core/lib/video.ts b/server/core/lib/video.ts
index b3742fccb..7e88fa991 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/video.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/video.ts
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ export const getCachedVideoDuration = memoizee(getVideoDuration, {
 
 export async function addVideoJobsAfterUpdate (options: {
   video: MVideoFullLight
-  isNewVideo: boolean
+  isNewVideoForFederation: boolean
 
   nameChanged: boolean
   oldPrivacy: VideoPrivacyType
 }) {
-  const { video, nameChanged, oldPrivacy, isNewVideo } = options
+  const { video, nameChanged, oldPrivacy, isNewVideoForFederation } = options
   const jobs: CreateJobArgument[] = []
 
   const filePathChanged = await moveFilesIfPrivacyChanged(video, oldPrivacy)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export async function addVideoJobsAfterUpdate (options: {
     type: 'federate-video',
     payload: {
       videoUUID: video.uuid,
-      isNewVideo
+      isNewVideoForFederation
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/server/core/models/video/video.ts b/server/core/models/video/video.ts
index 300667d4e..bc1a47ce1 100644
--- a/server/core/models/video/video.ts
+++ b/server/core/models/video/video.ts
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoModel>>> {
     return isStateForFederation(this.state)
   }
 
-  isNewVideo (newPrivacy: VideoPrivacyType) {
+  isNewVideoForFederation (newPrivacy: VideoPrivacyType) {
     return this.hasPrivacyForFederation() === false && isPrivacyForFederation(newPrivacy) === true
   }