diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-relational-db/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/source/relationaldb/state/StateManagerFactory.java b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-relational-db/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/source/relationaldb/state/StateManagerFactory.java
index 8ed39cc44606..ac2b26e317ee 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-relational-db/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/source/relationaldb/state/StateManagerFactory.java
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-relational-db/src/main/java/io/airbyte/integrations/source/relationaldb/state/StateManagerFactory.java
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ private StateManagerFactory() {}
    * Creates a {@link StateManager} based on the provided state object and catalog.  This method will handle the
    * conversion of the provided state to match the requested state manager based on the provided {@link AirbyteStateType}.
    *
-   * @param state The deserialized state.
+   * @param initialState The deserialized initial state that will be provided to the selected {@link StateManager}.
    * @param catalog The {@link ConfiguredAirbyteCatalog} for the connector that will utilize the state
    *        manager.
    * @param stateTypeSupplier {@link Supplier} that provides the {@link AirbyteStateType} that will be
    *        used to select the correct state manager.
    * @return A newly created {@link StateManager} implementation based on the provided state.
    */
-  public static StateManager createStateManager(final List<AirbyteStateMessage> state,
+  public static StateManager createStateManager(final List<AirbyteStateMessage> initialState,
                                                 final ConfiguredAirbyteCatalog catalog,
                                                 final Supplier<AirbyteStateType> stateTypeSupplier) {
-    if (state != null && !state.isEmpty()) {
-      final AirbyteStateMessage airbyteStateMessage = state.get(0);
+    if (initialState != null && !initialState.isEmpty()) {
+      final AirbyteStateMessage airbyteStateMessage = initialState.get(0);
       switch (stateTypeSupplier.get()) {
         case LEGACY:
           LOGGER.info("Legacy state manager selected to manage state object with type {}.", airbyteStateMessage.getStateType());
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static StateManager createStateManager(final List<AirbyteStateMessage> st
         case STREAM:
         default:
           LOGGER.info("Stream state manager selected to manage state object with type {}.", airbyteStateMessage.getStateType());
-          return new StreamStateManager(generateStreamState(state), catalog);
+          return new StreamStateManager(generateStreamState(initialState), catalog);
       }
     } else {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to create state manager due to empty state list.");