diff --git a/crates/core/src/commands/mod.rs b/crates/core/src/commands/mod.rs
index 7ca5a9d..f3ab775 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl<'a, S: AsRef<str>> CommandArguments<'a, S> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) const fn on_target(mut self, target: Option<&'a Target>) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) const fn execute_on_remote(mut self, target: Option<&'a Target>) -> Self {
         self.target = target;
         self
     }
diff --git a/crates/core/src/hive/steps/activate.rs b/crates/core/src/hive/steps/activate.rs
index df7c94d..9483fdd 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/hive/steps/activate.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/hive/steps/activate.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ async fn set_profile(
     let child = run_command(
         &CommandArguments::new(command_string, ctx.modifiers)
             .mode(crate::commands::ChildOutputMode::Nix)
-            .on_target(if apply_objective.should_apply_locally {
+            .execute_on_remote(if apply_objective.should_apply_locally {
                 None
             } else {
                 Some(&ctx.node.target)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl ExecuteStep for SwitchToConfiguration {
 
         let child = run_command(
             &CommandArguments::new(command_string, ctx.modifiers)
-                .on_target(if apply_objective.should_apply_locally {
+                .execute_on_remote(if apply_objective.should_apply_locally {
                     None
                 } else {
                     Some(&ctx.node.target)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl ExecuteStep for SwitchToConfiguration {
                 let reboot = run_command(
                     &CommandArguments::new("reboot now", ctx.modifiers)
                         .log_stdout()
-                        .on_target(Some(&ctx.node.target))
+                        .execute_on_remote(Some(&ctx.node.target))
                         .elevated(ctx.node),
                 )
                 .await?;
diff --git a/crates/core/src/hive/steps/build.rs b/crates/core/src/hive/steps/build.rs
index 6ce9f50..ea8a46a 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/hive/steps/build.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/hive/steps/build.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl ExecuteStep for Build {
                 //
                 // (building remotely but applying locally does not logically
                 // make any sense)
-                .on_target(
+                .execute_on_remote(
                     if ctx.node.build_remotely
                         && let Objective::Apply(apply_objective) = ctx.objective
                         && apply_objective.should_apply_locally
diff --git a/crates/core/src/hive/steps/keys.rs b/crates/core/src/hive/steps/keys.rs
index 9433e5a..766bced 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/hive/steps/keys.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/hive/steps/keys.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ impl ExecuteStep for Keys {
 
         let mut child = run_command(
             &CommandArguments::new(command_string, ctx.modifiers)
-                .on_target(if apply_objective.should_apply_locally {
+                .execute_on_remote(if apply_objective.should_apply_locally {
                     None
                 } else {
                     Some(&ctx.node.target)