diff --git a/openbb_terminal/core/log/generation/settings_logger.py b/openbb_terminal/core/log/generation/settings_logger.py
index 7b6f97fbeb4..d0919f54737 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/core/log/generation/settings_logger.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/core/log/generation/settings_logger.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from types import FunctionType, ModuleType
 import openbb_terminal.feature_flags as obbff
 from openbb_terminal import config_terminal as cfg
 from openbb_terminal.core.log.generation.common import do_rollover
-from openbb_terminal.terminal_helper import is_packaged_application
+from openbb_terminal.terminal_helper import is_installer
 
 SENSITIVE_WORDS = [
     "API",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def log_settings() -> None:
     settings_dict["watermark"] = "True" if obbff.USE_WATERMARK else "False"
     settings_dict["autoscaling"] = "True" if obbff.USE_PLOT_AUTOSCALING else "False"
     settings_dict["dt"] = "True" if obbff.USE_DATETIME else "False"
-    settings_dict["packaged"] = "True" if is_packaged_application() else "False"
+    settings_dict["packaged"] = "True" if is_installer() else "False"
     settings_dict["python"] = str(platform.python_version())
     settings_dict["os"] = str(platform.system())
 
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py b/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
index 55e06b0f310..36f4b7ccfe8 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ from openbb_terminal.terminal_helper import (
     bootup,
     check_for_updates,
     is_auth_enabled,
-    is_packaged_application,
+    is_installer,
     is_reset,
     print_goodbye,
     reset,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 env_file = str(USER_ENV_FILE)
 
-if is_packaged_application():
+if is_installer():
     # Necessary for installer so that it can locate the correct certificates for
     # API calls and https
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27835619/urllib-and-ssl-certificate-verify-failed-error/73270162#73270162
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class TerminalController(BaseController):
         mt.add_cmd("about")
         mt.add_cmd("support")
         mt.add_cmd("survey")
-        if not is_packaged_application():
+        if not is_installer():
             mt.add_cmd("update")
         mt.add_cmd("wiki")
         mt.add_cmd("news")
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class TerminalController(BaseController):
 
     def call_update(self, _):
         """Process update command."""
-        if not is_packaged_application():
+        if not is_installer():
             self.update_success = not update_terminal()
         else:
             console.print(
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class TerminalController(BaseController):
 
     def call_dashboards(self, _):
         """Process dashboards command."""
-        if not is_packaged_application():
+        if not is_installer():
             from openbb_terminal.dashboards.dashboards_controller import (
                 DashboardsController,
             )
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/terminal_helper.py b/openbb_terminal/terminal_helper.py
index ba09db3238c..d17340ffe9c 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/terminal_helper.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/terminal_helper.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from openbb_terminal import (
 )
 
 # IMPORTATION INTERNAL
-from openbb_terminal.config_terminal import LOGGING_APP_NAME, LOGGING_COMMIT_HASH
+from openbb_terminal.config_terminal import LOGGING_COMMIT_HASH
 from openbb_terminal.helper_funcs import request
 from openbb_terminal.rich_config import console
 from openbb_terminal.session.user import User
@@ -219,17 +219,6 @@ def hide_splashscreen():
         logger.info(e)
 
 
-def is_packaged_application() -> bool:
-    """Tell whether or not it is a packaged version (Windows or Mac installer).
-
-
-    Returns:
-        bool: If the application is packaged
-    """
-
-    return LOGGING_APP_NAME == "gst_packaged"
-
-
 def is_auth_enabled() -> bool:
     """Tell whether or not authentication is enabled.
 
@@ -246,11 +235,8 @@ def is_auth_enabled() -> bool:
 
 
 def is_installer() -> bool:
-    """Tell whether or not it is a packaged version."""
-    # TODO: Merge this with is_packaged_application
-    if getattr(sys, "frozen", False) and hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS"):
-        return True
-    return False
+    """Tell whether or not it is a packaged version (Windows or Mac installer"""
+    return getattr(sys, "frozen", False) and hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS")
 
 
 def bootup():
@@ -258,7 +244,7 @@ def bootup():
         # Enable VT100 Escape Sequence for WINDOWS 10 Ver. 1607
         os.system("")  # nosec
         # Hide splashscreen loader of the packaged app
-        if is_packaged_application():
+        if is_installer():
             hide_splashscreen()
 
     try: