diff --git a/rivershared/sqlctemplate/sqlc_template.go b/rivershared/sqlctemplate/sqlc_template.go
index 1deb4506..548eac82 100644
--- a/rivershared/sqlctemplate/sqlc_template.go
+++ b/rivershared/sqlctemplate/sqlc_template.go
@@ -52,9 +52,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared/util/maputil"
 )
 
+// Context container added by WithReplacements.
 type contextContainer struct {
+	// NamedArgs and their values to be replaced after templates in Replacements
+	// are rendered.
 	NamedArgs map[string]any
-	Templates map[string]Replacement
+
+	// Replacements maps template names to replacement values.
+	Replacements map[string]Replacement
 }
 
 type contextKey struct{}
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ func (r *Replacer) RunSafely(ctx context.Context, sql string, args []any) (strin
 	}
 	r.cacheMu.RUnlock()
 
-	// If all input templates were stable, the finished SQL will have been
+	// If all input templates were stable, the finished SQL will have been cached.
 	if cachedSQLOK {
 		if len(container.NamedArgs) > 0 {
 			args = append(args, maputil.Values(container.NamedArgs)...)
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ func (r *Replacer) RunSafely(ctx context.Context, sql string, args []any) (strin
 	}
 
 	var (
-		templatesExpected = maputil.Keys(container.Templates)
+		templatesExpected = maputil.Keys(container.Replacements)
 		templatesMissing  []string // not preallocated because we don't expect any missing parameters in the common case
 	)
 
@@ -158,9 +163,9 @@ func (r *Replacer) RunSafely(ctx context.Context, sql string, args []any) (strin
 
 			template := matches[1]
 
-			if tmpl, ok := container.Templates[template]; ok {
+			if replacement, ok := container.Replacements[template]; ok {
 				templatesExpected = slices.DeleteFunc(templatesExpected, func(p string) bool { return p == template })
-				return tmpl.Value
+				return replacement.Value
 			} else {
 				templatesMissing = append(templatesMissing, template)
 			}
@@ -207,8 +212,8 @@ func (r *Replacer) RunSafely(ctx context.Context, sql string, args []any) (strin
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, tmpl := range container.Templates {
-		if !tmpl.Stable {
+	for _, replacement := range container.Replacements {
+		if !replacement.Stable {
 			return updatedSQL, args, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -229,13 +234,13 @@ func (r *Replacer) RunSafely(ctx context.Context, sql string, args []any) (strin
 //
 // If sqlctemplate params are already present in context, the two sets are
 // merged, with the new params taking precedent.
-func WithReplacements(ctx context.Context, templates map[string]Replacement, namedArgs map[string]any) context.Context {
+func WithReplacements(ctx context.Context, replacements map[string]Replacement, namedArgs map[string]any) context.Context {
 	if container, ok := ctx.Value(contextKey{}).(*contextContainer); ok {
 		for arg, val := range namedArgs {
 			container.NamedArgs[arg] = val
 		}
-		for template, tmpl := range templates {
-			container.Templates[template] = tmpl
+		for template, replacement := range replacements {
+			container.Replacements[template] = replacement
 		}
 		return ctx
 	}
@@ -245,7 +250,7 @@ func WithReplacements(ctx context.Context, templates map[string]Replacement, nam
 	}
 
 	return context.WithValue(ctx, contextKey{}, &contextContainer{
-		NamedArgs: namedArgs,
-		Templates: templates,
+		NamedArgs:    namedArgs,
+		Replacements: replacements,
 	})
 }