diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f1b688..5aa4313 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ lq_overloads:
 	--profile flow \
 	--target $(DBT_TARGET) \
 	--profiles-dir ~/.dbt \
-	--vars '{"UPDATE_LQ_UDFS":True}'
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+	--vars '{"UPDATE_EPHEMERAL_UDFS":True}'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dbt_project.yml b/dbt_project.yml
index 8f0ee00..f055b57 100644
--- a/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/dbt_project.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ vars:
   "dbt_date:time_zone": GMT
   UPDATE_SNOWFLAKE_TAGS: True
   UPDATE_UDFS_AND_SPS: False
+  UPDATE_EPHEMERAL_UDFS: False
   OBSERV_FULL_TEST: False
   STREAMLINE_USE_DEV_FOR_EXTERNAL_TABLES: False
   STREAMLINE_INVOKE_STREAMS: False
diff --git a/macros/streamline/manage_udfs.sql b/macros/streamline/manage_udfs.sql
index 66b3369..c7ebf81 100644
--- a/macros/streamline/manage_udfs.sql
+++ b/macros/streamline/manage_udfs.sql
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     It should only be used within an ephemeral model.
  #}
     
-    {% if execute and (var("UPDATE_LQ_UDFS") or var("DROP_UDFS_AND_SPS")) and model.unique_id in selected_resources %}
+    {% if execute and (var("UPDATE_EPHEMERAL_UDFS") or var("DROP_UDFS_AND_SPS")) and model.unique_id in selected_resources %}
         {% set sql %}
             {{- crud_udfs(config, this.schema, var("DROP_UDFS_AND_SPS")) -}}
         {%- endset -%}