diff --git a/lib/renderer/init.js b/lib/renderer/init.js
index fa6eeb3af8..62df352231 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/init.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/init.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ electron.ipcRenderer.on('ELECTRON_INTERNAL_RENDERER_ASYNC_WEB_FRAME_METHOD', (ev
 let nodeIntegration = 'false'
 let webviewTag = 'false'
 let preloadScript = null
-const globalPreloadScripts = []
+const sessionPreloadScripts = []
 let isBackgroundPage = false
 let appPath = null
 for (let arg of process.argv) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ for (let arg of process.argv) {
   } else if (arg.indexOf('--webview-tag=') === 0) {
     webviewTag = arg.substr(arg.indexOf('=') + 1)
   } else if (arg.indexOf('--global-preload') === 0) {
-    globalPreloadScripts.push(arg.substr(arg.indexOf('=') + 1))
+    sessionPreloadScripts.push(arg.substr(arg.indexOf('=') + 1))
   }
 }
 
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ if (nodeIntegration === 'true') {
   })
 }
 
-for (const globalPreloadScript of globalPreloadScripts) {
+for (const sessionPreloadScript of sessionPreloadScripts) {
   try {
-    require(globalPreloadScript)
+    require(sessionPreloadScript)
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Unable to load global preload script: ' + globalPreloadScript)
+    console.error('Unable to load session preload script: ' + sessionPreloadScript)
     console.error(error.stack || error.message)
   }
 }