diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
index 49cdef12996d..499f7b2c46e5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ private ManifestFile copyManifest(ManifestFile manifest) {
 
   @Override
   public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
-    List<ManifestFile> newManifests = Lists.newArrayList();
+    List<ManifestFile> allNewManifests = Lists.newArrayList();
 
     try {
       List<ManifestFile> manifests = writeManifests();
       if (manifests != null) {
-        newManifests.addAll(manifests);
+        allNewManifests.addAll(manifests);
       }
     } catch (IOException e) {
       throw new RuntimeIOException(e, "Failed to write manifest");
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
         Iterables.transform(
             Iterables.concat(appendManifests, rewrittenAppendManifests),
             manifest -> GenericManifestFile.copyOf(manifest).withSnapshotId(snapshotId()).build());
-    Iterables.addAll(newManifests, appendManifestsWithMetadata);
+    Iterables.addAll(allNewManifests, appendManifestsWithMetadata);
 
     if (snapshot != null) {
-      newManifests.addAll(snapshot.allManifests(ops.io()));
+      allNewManifests.addAll(snapshot.allManifests(ops.io()));
     }
 
-    return newManifests;
+    return allNewManifests;
   }
 
   @Override