diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/index.js
index ebcde8cea..3632f40cf 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/index.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ module.exports = {
      * @function
      * @memberof @node-red/registry
      */
-    paletteEditorEnabled: installer.paletteEditorEnabled,
+    installerEnabled: installer.installerEnabled,
 
     /**
      * Get a list of all example flows provided by nodes in the registry.
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
index 9735aa8a1..0c3359382 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/installer.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var library = require("./library");
 const {exec,log,events} = require("@node-red/util");
 var child_process = require('child_process');
 var npmCommand = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'npm.cmd' : 'npm';
-var paletteEditorEnabled = false;
+var installerEnabled = false;
 
 var settings;
 const moduleRe = /^(@[^/@]+?[/])?[^/@]+?$/;
@@ -342,20 +342,20 @@ function checkPrereq() {
         settings.editorTheme.palette.editable === false
     ) {
         log.info(log._("server.palette-editor.disabled"));
-        paletteEditorEnabled = false;
+        installerEnabled = false;
         return Promise.resolve();
     } else {
         return new Promise(resolve => {
             child_process.execFile(npmCommand,['-v'],function(err,stdout) {
                 if (err) {
                     log.info(log._("server.palette-editor.npm-not-found"));
-                    paletteEditorEnabled = false;
+                    installerEnabled = false;
                 } else {
                     if (parseInt(stdout.split(".")[0]) < 3) {
                         log.info(log._("server.palette-editor.npm-too-old"));
-                        paletteEditorEnabled = false;
+                        installerEnabled = false;
                     } else {
-                        paletteEditorEnabled = true;
+                        installerEnabled = true;
                     }
                 }
                 resolve();
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ module.exports = {
     checkPrereq: checkPrereq,
     installModule: installModule,
     uninstallModule: uninstallModule,
-    paletteEditorEnabled: function() {
-        return paletteEditorEnabled
+    installerEnabled: function() {
+        return installerEnabled
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings.js
index b34e9a27c..067a8e83a 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var api = module.exports = {
                 safeSettings.flowFilePretty = runtime.settings.flowFilePretty;
             }
 
-            if (!runtime.nodes.paletteEditorEnabled()) {
+            if (!runtime.nodes.installerEnabled()) {
                 safeSettings.editorTheme = safeSettings.editorTheme || {};
                 safeSettings.editorTheme.palette = safeSettings.editorTheme.palette || {};
                 safeSettings.editorTheme.palette.editable = false;
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/index.js
index 858274be2..7c6b6085e 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/index.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ module.exports = {
     getContext: context.get,
 
 
-    paletteEditorEnabled: registry.paletteEditorEnabled,
+    installerEnabled: registry.installerEnabled,
     installModule: installModule,
     uninstallModule: uninstallModule,
 
diff --git a/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings_spec.js b/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings_spec.js
index 02bbf48e7..d01235604 100644
--- a/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings_spec.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe("runtime-api/settings", function() {
                 },
                 nodes: {
                     listContextStores: () => { return {stores:["file","memory"], default: "file"} },
-                    paletteEditorEnabled: () => false,
+                    installerEnabled: () => false,
                     getCredentialKeyType: () => "test-key-type"
                 },
                 storage: {}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe("runtime-api/settings", function() {
                 },
                 nodes: {
                     listContextStores: () => { return {stores:["file","memory"], default: "file"} },
-                    paletteEditorEnabled: () => false,
+                    installerEnabled: () => false,
                     getCredentialKeyType: () => "test-key-type"
                 },
                 storage: {}
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe("runtime-api/settings", function() {
                 },
                 nodes: {
                     listContextStores: () => { return {stores:["file","memory"], default: "file"} },
-                    paletteEditorEnabled: () => false,
+                    installerEnabled: () => false,
                     getCredentialKeyType: () => "test-key-type"
                 },
                 storage: {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe("runtime-api/settings", function() {
                 },
                 nodes: {
                     listContextStores: () => { return {stores:["file","memory"], default: "file"} },
-                    paletteEditorEnabled: () => false,
+                    installerEnabled: () => false,
                     getCredentialKeyType: () => "test-key-type"
                 },
                 storage: {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe("runtime-api/settings", function() {
                 },
                 nodes: {
                     listContextStores: () => { return {stores:["file","memory"], default: "file"} },
-                    paletteEditorEnabled: () => false,
+                    installerEnabled: () => false,
                     getCredentialKeyType: () => "test-key-type"
                 },
                 storage: {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ describe("runtime-api/settings", function() {
                 },
                 nodes: {
                     listContextStores: () => { return {stores:["file","memory"], default: "file"} },
-                    paletteEditorEnabled: () => false,
+                    installerEnabled: () => false,
                     getCredentialKeyType: () => "test-key-type"
                 },
                 storage: {
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ describe("api/editor/sshkeys", function() {
         },
         events:{on:function(){},removeListener:function(){}},
         isStarted: function() { return isStarted; },
-        nodes: {paletteEditorEnabled: function() { return false }}
+        nodes: {installerEnabled: function() { return false }}
     };
 
     before(function() {