diff --git a/src/ert/gui/tools/export/export_panel.py b/src/ert/gui/tools/export/export_panel.py
index 03c1a1c33df..442c78dbacd 100644
--- a/src/ert/gui/tools/export/export_panel.py
+++ b/src/ert/gui/tools/export/export_panel.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def output_path(self) -> Optional[str]:
         return self.output_path_model.getPath()
 
     @property
-    def ensemble_list(self) -> str:
+    def ensemble_data_as_json(self) -> str:
         ensembles = {
             str(ensemble.id): {
                 "ensemble_name": ensemble.name,
diff --git a/src/ert/gui/tools/export/export_tool.py b/src/ert/gui/tools/export/export_tool.py
index ee99e04d6f3..ad277b756fb 100644
--- a/src/ert/gui/tools/export/export_tool.py
+++ b/src/ert/gui/tools/export/export_tool.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def trigger(self) -> None:
             self._run_export(
                 [
                     dialog.output_path,
-                    dialog.ensemble_list,
+                    dialog.ensemble_data_as_json,
                     dialog.design_matrix_path,
                     True,
                     dialog.drop_const_columns,
diff --git a/src/ert/resources/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/csv_export.py b/src/ert/resources/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/csv_export.py
index 18d5b340f8c..aaaac201ed1 100644
--- a/src/ert/resources/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/csv_export.py
+++ b/src/ert/resources/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/csv_export.py
@@ -54,17 +54,19 @@ def run(
         workflow_args,
     ):
         output_file = workflow_args[0]
-        ensemble_list = None if len(workflow_args) < 2 else workflow_args[1]
+        ensemble_data_as_json = None if len(workflow_args) < 2 else workflow_args[1]
         design_matrix_path = None if len(workflow_args) < 3 else workflow_args[2]
         _ = True if len(workflow_args) < 4 else workflow_args[3]
         drop_const_cols = False if len(workflow_args) < 5 else workflow_args[4]
         facade = LibresFacade(ert_config)
 
-        ensemble_dict = json.loads(ensemble_list) if ensemble_list else {}
+        ensemble_data_as_dict = (
+            json.loads(ensemble_data_as_json) if ensemble_data_as_json else {}
+        )
 
         # Use the keys (UUIDs as strings) to get ensembles
         ensembles = []
-        for ensemble_id in ensemble_dict:
+        for ensemble_id in ensemble_data_as_dict:
             ensemble = self.storage.get_ensemble(ensemble_id)
             ensembles.append(ensemble)
 
diff --git a/src/ert/resources/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/gen_data_rft_export.py b/src/ert/resources/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/gen_data_rft_export.py
index 9ac47046252..dcb7982cc55 100644
--- a/src/ert/resources/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/gen_data_rft_export.py
+++ b/src/ert/resources/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/gen_data_rft_export.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class GenDataRFTCSVExportJob(ErtPlugin):
 
     Optional arguments:
 
-     ensemble_list: a comma separated list of ensembles to export (no spaces allowed)
+     ensemble_data_as_json: a comma separated list of ensembles to export (no spaces allowed)
                 if no list is provided the current ensemble is exported
 
     """
@@ -82,19 +82,20 @@ def run(
 
         output_file = workflow_args[0]
         trajectory_path = workflow_args[1]
-        ensemble_list = None if len(workflow_args) < 3 else workflow_args[2]
+        ensemble_data_as_json = None if len(workflow_args) < 3 else workflow_args[2]
         drop_const_cols = False if len(workflow_args) < 4 else bool(workflow_args[3])
 
         wells = set()
 
-        # Parse the ensemble_list from JSON string to dictionary
-        ensemble_dict = json.loads(ensemble_list) if ensemble_list else {}
+        ensemble_data_as_dict = (
+            json.loads(ensemble_data_as_json) if ensemble_data_as_json else {}
+        )
 
-        if not ensemble_dict:
+        if not ensemble_data_as_dict:
             raise UserWarning("No ensembles given to load from")
 
         data = []
-        for ensemble_id, ensemble_info in ensemble_dict.items():
+        for ensemble_id, ensemble_info in ensemble_data_as_dict.items():
             ensemble_name = ensemble_info["ensemble_name"]
 
             try: