diff --git a/updater/lib/dependabot/dependency_snapshot.rb b/updater/lib/dependabot/dependency_snapshot.rb
index 54dab586d1..9320eb1497 100644
--- a/updater/lib/dependabot/dependency_snapshot.rb
+++ b/updater/lib/dependabot/dependency_snapshot.rb
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ def mark_group_handled(group)
     sig { params(dependency_names: T.any(String, T::Array[String])).void }
     def add_handled_dependencies(dependency_names)
       assert_current_directory_set!
-      dependencies = Array(dependency_names)
-      Dependabot.logger.info("Adding dependencies as handled: (#{dependencies.join(', ')}).")
+      names = Array(dependency_names)
+      Dependabot.logger.info("Adding dependencies as handled: (#{names.join(', ')}).")
       @handled_dependencies[@current_directory] ||= Set.new
-      @handled_dependencies[@current_directory]&.merge(dependencies)
+      @handled_dependencies[@current_directory]&.merge(names)
     end
 
     sig { returns(T::Set[String]) }