diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
index 9cab56d7f6..fca3f79270 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ export default async function createPlugin({
     dockerClient,
     database,
     catalogClient,
-    urlReader: reader,
+    reader,
   });
 }
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/cookiecutter.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/cookiecutter.ts
index 4aedb6d2af..c913c20807 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/cookiecutter.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/cookiecutter.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ import { fetchContents } from './helpers';
 
 export function createFetchCookiecutterAction(options: {
   dockerClient: Docker;
-  urlReader: UrlReader;
+  reader: UrlReader;
   integrations: ScmIntegrations;
   templaters: TemplaterBuilder;
 }): TemplateAction<{ url: string; targetPath?: string; values: JsonObject }> {
-  const { dockerClient, urlReader, templaters, integrations } = options;
+  const { dockerClient, reader, templaters, integrations } = options;
 
   return {
     id: 'fetch:cookiecutter',
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function createFetchCookiecutterAction(options: {
       const resultDir = resolvePath(workDir, 'result');
 
       await fetchContents({
-        urlReader,
+        reader,
         integrations,
         baseUrl: ctx.baseUrl,
         fetchUrl: ctx.parameters.url,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.ts
index a739e53e1f..652a1a56ca 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/config';
 
 export async function fetchContents({
-  urlReader,
+  reader,
   integrations,
   baseUrl,
   fetchUrl = '.',
   outputPath,
 }: {
-  urlReader: UrlReader;
+  reader: UrlReader;
   integrations: ScmIntegrations;
   baseUrl?: string;
   fetchUrl?: JsonValue;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function fetchContents({
       );
     }
 
-    const res = await urlReader.readTree(readUrl);
+    const res = await reader.readTree(readUrl);
     await fs.ensureDir(outputPath);
     await res.dir({ targetDir: outputPath });
   }
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.ts
index 6fd4d92611..1fbc3085ee 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import { TemplateAction } from '../../types';
 import { fetchContents } from './helpers';
 
 export function createFetchPlainAction(options: {
-  urlReader: UrlReader;
+  reader: UrlReader;
   integrations: ScmIntegrations;
 }): TemplateAction<{ url: string; targetPath?: string }> {
-  const { urlReader, integrations } = options;
+  const { reader, integrations } = options;
 
   return {
     id: 'fetch:plain',
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function createFetchPlainAction(options: {
       }
 
       await fetchContents({
-        urlReader,
+        reader,
         integrations,
         baseUrl: ctx.baseUrl,
         fetchUrl: ctx.parameters.url,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 7987e1901d..a820cc6919 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
 
   logger: Logger;
   config: Config;
-  urlReader: UrlReader;
+  reader: UrlReader;
   dockerClient: Docker;
   database: PluginDatabaseManager;
   catalogClient: CatalogApi;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
     publishers,
     logger: parentLogger,
     config,
-    urlReader,
+    reader,
     dockerClient,
     database,
     catalogClient,
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ export async function createRouter(
   });
   actionRegistry.register(
     createFetchPlainAction({
-      urlReader,
+      reader,
       integrations,
     }),
   );
   actionRegistry.register(
     createFetchCookiecutterAction({
-      urlReader,
+      reader,
       integrations,
       dockerClient,
       templaters,