diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/ActionOwner.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/ActionOwner.java
index 643ee3591b9b5b..65f487cbd739e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/ActionOwner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/ActionOwner.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public abstract class ActionOwner {
           /* label= */ null,
           Location.BUILTIN,
           /* targetKind= */ "empty target kind",
-          /* mnemonic= */ "system",
+          /* buildConfigurationMnemonic= */ "system",
           /* configurationChecksum= */ "system",
           /* buildConfigurationEvent= */ null,
           /* isToolConfiguration= */ false,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public static ActionOwner createDummy(
       @Nullable Label label,
       Location location,
       String targetKind,
-      String mnemonic,
+      String buildConfigurationMnemonic,
       String configurationChecksum,
       @Nullable BuildConfigurationEvent buildConfigurationEvent,
       boolean isToolConfiguration,
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ public static ActionOwner createDummy(
         location,
         targetKind,
         BuildConfigurationInfo.AutoBuildConfigurationInfo.create(
-            mnemonic, configurationChecksum, buildConfigurationEvent, isToolConfiguration),
+            buildConfigurationMnemonic,
+            configurationChecksum,
+            buildConfigurationEvent,
+            isToolConfiguration),
         executionPlatform,
         aspectDescriptors,
         execProperties);
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ public static ActionOwner createDummy(
   public abstract BuildConfigurationInfo getBuildConfigurationInfo();
 
   /** Returns the mnemonic for the configuration for this {@link ActionOwner}. */
-  public final String getMnemonic() {
+  public final String getBuildConfigurationMnemonic() {
     return getBuildConfigurationInfo().getMnemonic();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/UiStateTracker.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/UiStateTracker.java
index 45e0fe26b574a3..e2d55004a5fdde 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/UiStateTracker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/runtime/UiStateTracker.java
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ void actionStarted(ActionStartedEvent event) {
 
     getActionState(action, actionId, event.getNanoTimeStart());
 
-    if (action.getOwner() != null && action.getOwner().getMnemonic().equals("TestRunner")) {
+    if (action.getOwner() != null
+        && action.getOwner().getBuildConfigurationMnemonic().equals("TestRunner")) {
       Label owner = action.getOwner().getLabel();
       if (owner != null) {
         Set<Artifact> testActionsForOwner = testActions.get(owner);
@@ -601,7 +602,8 @@ void actionCompletion(ActionCompletionEvent event) {
 
     checkNotNull(activeActions.remove(actionId), "%s not active after %s", actionId, event);
 
-    if (action.getOwner() != null && action.getOwner().getMnemonic().equals("TestRunner")) {
+    if (action.getOwner() != null
+        && action.getOwner().getBuildConfigurationMnemonic().equals("TestRunner")) {
       Label owner = action.getOwner().getLabel();
       if (owner != null) {
         Set<Artifact> testActionsForOwner = testActions.get(owner);
@@ -748,7 +750,8 @@ private String describeActionProgress(ActionState action, int desiredWidth) {
   protected String describeAction(
       ActionState actionState, long nanoTime, int desiredWidth, Set<Artifact> toSkip) {
     ActionExecutionMetadata action = actionState.action;
-    if (action.getOwner() != null && action.getOwner().getMnemonic().equals("TestRunner")) {
+    if (action.getOwner() != null
+        && action.getOwner().getBuildConfigurationMnemonic().equals("TestRunner")) {
       Label owner = action.getOwner().getLabel();
       if (owner != null) {
         Set<Artifact> allRelatedActions = testActions.get(owner);