diff --git a/crates/cli/src/commands/check.rs b/crates/cli/src/commands/check.rs
index 171044356e2..8f8ae2a3f43 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/commands/check.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/commands/check.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub async fn check(
     for project in projects {
         for task in project.get_tasks()? {
             if task.is_build_type() || task.is_test_type() {
-                targets.push(TargetLocator::Target(task.target.clone()));
+                targets.push(TargetLocator::Qualified(task.target.clone()));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/core/action-context/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/action-context/src/lib.rs
index 6e54e544080..3ae5fd0955a 100644
--- a/crates/core/action-context/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/core/action-context/src/lib.rs
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ impl ActionContext {
         }
 
         // :task == scope:task
-        for initial_target in &self.initial_targets {
-            if target.is_all_task(initial_target) {
+        for locator in &self.initial_targets {
+            if target.is_all_task(locator.as_str()) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/core/dep-graph/src/dep_builder.rs b/crates/core/dep-graph/src/dep_builder.rs
index 0770f050740..3da9be7a126 100644
--- a/crates/core/dep-graph/src/dep_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/core/dep-graph/src/dep_builder.rs
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ impl<'ws> DepGraphBuilder<'ws> {
 
         for locator in target_locators {
             let result = match locator {
-                TargetLocator::Target(target) => self.run_target(target, touched_files)?,
-                TargetLocator::Path(task_id) => {
+                TargetLocator::Qualified(target) => self.run_target(target, touched_files)?,
+                TargetLocator::TaskFromWorkingDir(task_id) => {
                     if project.is_none() {
                         project = Some(self.project_graph.get_from_path(&cwd)?);
                     }
diff --git a/nextgen/target/src/target_locator.rs b/nextgen/target/src/target_locator.rs
index 9e7fd84d4a6..ea2b1f84bfb 100644
--- a/nextgen/target/src/target_locator.rs
+++ b/nextgen/target/src/target_locator.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
 pub enum TargetLocator {
-    Target(Target),
-    Path(Id),
+    Qualified(Target),      // scope:task_id
+    TaskFromWorkingDir(Id), // task_id
 }
 
 impl TargetLocator {
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ impl AsRef<TargetLocator> for TargetLocator {
 impl AsRef<str> for TargetLocator {
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
         match self {
-            Self::Target(target) => target.as_str(),
-            Self::Path(id) => id.as_str(),
+            Self::Qualified(target) => target.as_str(),
+            Self::TaskFromWorkingDir(id) => id.as_str(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ impl FromStr for TargetLocator {
 
     fn from_str(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         Ok(if value.contains(':') {
-            TargetLocator::Target(Target::parse(&value)?)
+            TargetLocator::Qualified(Target::parse(value)?)
         } else {
-            TargetLocator::Path(Id::new(&value)?)
+            TargetLocator::TaskFromWorkingDir(Id::new(value)?)
         })
     }
 }