diff --git a/pkg/receive/handler.go b/pkg/receive/handler.go
index f4150d33f83..8d61789f1e3 100644
--- a/pkg/receive/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/receive/handler.go
@@ -644,10 +644,10 @@ func (h *Handler) fanoutForward(pctx context.Context, tenant string, wreqs map[e
 		tLogger = log.With(h.logger, logTags)
 	}
 
-	ec := make(chan writeResponse)
+	responses := make(chan writeResponse)
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	for er := range wreqs {
+	for writeTarget := range wreqs {
 		wg.Add(1)
 
 		// If the endpoint for the write request is the
@@ -656,29 +656,29 @@ func (h *Handler) fanoutForward(pctx context.Context, tenant string, wreqs map[e
 		// function as replication to other nodes, we can treat
 		// a failure to write locally as just another error that
 		// can be ignored if the replication factor is met.
-		if er.endpoint == h.options.Endpoint {
-			go func(er endpointReplica) {
+		if writeTarget.endpoint == h.options.Endpoint {
+			go func(writeTarget endpointReplica) {
 				defer wg.Done()
 
 				var err error
 				tracing.DoInSpan(fctx, "receive_tsdb_write", func(_ context.Context) {
 					err = h.writer.Write(fctx, tenant, &prompb.WriteRequest{
-						Timeseries: wreqs[er].timeSeries,
+						Timeseries: wreqs[writeTarget].timeSeries,
 					})
 				})
 				if err != nil {
 					level.Debug(tLogger).Log("msg", "local tsdb write failed", "err", err.Error())
-					ec <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[er].seriesIDs, errors.Wrapf(err, "store locally for endpoint %v", er.endpoint))
+					responses <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[writeTarget].seriesIDs, errors.Wrapf(err, "store locally for endpoint %v", writeTarget.endpoint))
 					return
 				}
-				ec <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[er].seriesIDs, nil)
-			}(er)
+				responses <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[writeTarget].seriesIDs, nil)
+			}(writeTarget)
 
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// Make a request to the specified endpoint.
-		go func(er endpointReplica) {
+		go func(writeTarget endpointReplica) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
 			var (
@@ -700,18 +700,18 @@ func (h *Handler) fanoutForward(pctx context.Context, tenant string, wreqs map[e
 				}
 			}()
 
-			cl, err = h.peers.get(fctx, er.endpoint)
+			cl, err = h.peers.get(fctx, writeTarget.endpoint)
 			if err != nil {
-				ec <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[er].seriesIDs, errors.Wrapf(err, "get peer connection for endpoint %v", er.endpoint))
+				responses <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[writeTarget].seriesIDs, errors.Wrapf(err, "get peer connection for endpoint %v", writeTarget.endpoint))
 				return
 			}
 
 			h.mtx.RLock()
-			b, ok := h.peerStates[er.endpoint]
+			b, ok := h.peerStates[writeTarget.endpoint]
 			if ok {
 				if time.Now().Before(b.nextAllowed) {
 					h.mtx.RUnlock()
-					ec <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[er].seriesIDs, errors.Wrapf(errUnavailable, "backing off forward request for endpoint %v", er.endpoint))
+					responses <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[writeTarget].seriesIDs, errors.Wrapf(errUnavailable, "backing off forward request for endpoint %v", writeTarget.endpoint))
 					return
 				}
 			}
@@ -721,10 +721,10 @@ func (h *Handler) fanoutForward(pctx context.Context, tenant string, wreqs map[e
 			tracing.DoInSpan(fctx, "receive_forward", func(ctx context.Context) {
 				// Actually make the request against the endpoint we determined should handle these time series.
 				_, err = cl.RemoteWrite(ctx, &storepb.WriteRequest{
-					Timeseries: wreqs[er].timeSeries,
+					Timeseries: wreqs[writeTarget].timeSeries,
 					Tenant:     tenant,
 					// Increment replica since on-the-wire format is 1-indexed and 0 indicates un-replicated.
-					Replica: int64(er.replica + 1),
+					Replica: int64(writeTarget.replica + 1),
 				})
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -732,39 +732,39 @@ func (h *Handler) fanoutForward(pctx context.Context, tenant string, wreqs map[e
 				if st, ok := status.FromError(err); ok {
 					if st.Code() == codes.Unavailable {
 						h.mtx.Lock()
-						if b, ok := h.peerStates[er.endpoint]; ok {
+						if b, ok := h.peerStates[writeTarget.endpoint]; ok {
 							b.attempt++
 							dur := h.expBackoff.ForAttempt(b.attempt)
 							b.nextAllowed = time.Now().Add(dur)
 							level.Debug(tLogger).Log("msg", "target unavailable backing off", "for", dur)
 						} else {
-							h.peerStates[er.endpoint] = &retryState{nextAllowed: time.Now().Add(h.expBackoff.ForAttempt(0))}
+							h.peerStates[writeTarget.endpoint] = &retryState{nextAllowed: time.Now().Add(h.expBackoff.ForAttempt(0))}
 						}
 						h.mtx.Unlock()
 					}
 				}
-				werr := errors.Wrapf(err, "forwarding request to endpoint %v", er.endpoint)
-				ec <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[er].seriesIDs, werr)
+				werr := errors.Wrapf(err, "forwarding request to endpoint %v", writeTarget.endpoint)
+				responses <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[writeTarget].seriesIDs, werr)
 				return
 			}
 			h.mtx.Lock()
-			delete(h.peerStates, er.endpoint)
+			delete(h.peerStates, writeTarget.endpoint)
 			h.mtx.Unlock()
 
-			ec <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[er].seriesIDs, nil)
-		}(er)
+			responses <- newWriteResponse(wreqs[writeTarget].seriesIDs, nil)
+		}(writeTarget)
 	}
 
 	go func() {
 		wg.Wait()
-		close(ec)
+		close(responses)
 	}()
 
 	// At the end, make sure to exhaust the channel, letting remaining unnecessary requests finish asynchronously.
 	// This is needed if context is canceled or if we reached success of fail quorum faster.
 	defer func() {
 		go func() {
-			for wresp := range ec {
+			for wresp := range responses {
 				if wresp.err != nil {
 					level.Debug(tLogger).Log("msg", "request failed, but not needed to achieve quorum", "err", wresp.err)
 				}
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ func (h *Handler) fanoutForward(pctx context.Context, tenant string, wreqs map[e
 		select {
 		case <-fctx.Done():
 			return fctx.Err()
-		case wresp, more := <-ec:
+		case wresp, more := <-responses:
 			if !more {
 				for _, rerr := range seriesErrs {
 					errs.Add(rerr)