diff --git a/tests/trestlebot/entrypoints/test_sync_upstreams.py b/tests/trestlebot/entrypoints/test_sync_upstreams.py
index 54a5cc90..e1802de9 100644
--- a/tests/trestlebot/entrypoints/test_sync_upstreams.py
+++ b/tests/trestlebot/entrypoints/test_sync_upstreams.py
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ def test_sync_upstreams(
     clean(source, None)
 
 
-def test_with_include_models(
+def test_with_include_model_names(
     tmp_repo: Tuple[str, Repo], valid_args_dict: Dict[str, str]
 ) -> None:
-    """Test sync upstreams with include models flag."""
+    """Test sync upstreams with include model names flag."""
     repo_path, repo = tmp_repo
     repo.create_remote("origin", url=test_repo_url)
 
     args_dict = valid_args_dict
-    args_dict["include-models"] = test_cat
+    args_dict["include-model-names"] = test_cat
     args_dict["working-dir"] = repo_path
 
     source: str = prepare_upstream_repo()
@@ -108,15 +108,15 @@ def test_with_include_models(
     clean(source, None)
 
 
-def test_with_exclude_models(
+def test_with_exclude_model_names(
     tmp_repo: Tuple[str, Repo], valid_args_dict: Dict[str, str]
 ) -> None:
-    """Test sync upstreams with exclude models flag."""
+    """Test sync upstreams with exclude model names flag."""
     repo_path, repo = tmp_repo
     repo.create_remote("origin", url=test_repo_url)
 
     args_dict = valid_args_dict
-    args_dict["exclude-models"] = test_prof
+    args_dict["exclude-model-names"] = test_prof
     args_dict["working-dir"] = repo_path
 
     source: str = prepare_upstream_repo()
diff --git a/trestlebot/entrypoints/sync_upstreams.py b/trestlebot/entrypoints/sync_upstreams.py
index d76e7cfc..c5d0394c 100644
--- a/trestlebot/entrypoints/sync_upstreams.py
+++ b/trestlebot/entrypoints/sync_upstreams.py
@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ def setup_sync_upstreams_arguments(self) -> None:
                 of the form <repo_url>@<ref> where ref is a git ref such as a tag or branch.",
         )
         self.parser.add_argument(
-            "--include-models",
+            "--include-model-names",
             type=str,
             required=False,
-            help="Comma-separated list of glob patterns for models by name to include when running \
+            help="Comma-separated list of glob patterns for model names to include when running \
                 tasks (e.g. --include-models=component_x,profile_y*)",
         )
         self.parser.add_argument(
-            "--exclude-models",
+            "--exclude-model-names",
             type=str,
             required=False,
-            help="Comma-separated list of glob patterns for models by name to exclude when running \
+            help="Comma-separated list of glob patterns for model names to exclude when running \
                 tasks (e.g. --exclude-models=component_x,profile_y*)",
         )
         self.parser.add_argument(
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ def run(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
                     "--sources", "Must set at least one source to sync from."
                 )
 
-            # Assume that if exclude_models is not set, then
-            # skip nothing and if include_models is not set, then include all.
+            # Assume that if exclude_model_names is not set, then
+            # skip nothing and if include_model_names is not set, then include all.
             include_model_list: List[str] = ["*"]
-            if args.include_models:
-                include_model_list = comma_sep_to_list(args.include_models)
+            if args.include_model_names:
+                include_model_list = comma_sep_to_list(args.include_model_names)
             model_filter: ModelFilter = ModelFilter(
-                skip_patterns=comma_sep_to_list(args.exclude_models),
+                skip_patterns=comma_sep_to_list(args.exclude_model_names),
                 include_patterns=include_model_list,
             )