diff --git a/cli/command/config/create.go b/cli/command/config/create.go
index 965d2ddc74..ed72e432ba 100644
--- a/cli/command/config/create.go
+++ b/cli/command/config/create.go
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ func newConfigCreateCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // RunConfigCreate creates a config with the given options.
-func RunConfigCreate(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options CreateOptions) error {
-	client := dockerCli.Client()
+func RunConfigCreate(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, options CreateOptions) error {
+	apiClient := dockerCLI.Client()
 
-	var in io.Reader = dockerCli.In()
+	var in io.Reader = dockerCLI.In()
 	if options.File != "-" {
 		file, err := sequential.Open(options.File)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ func RunConfigCreate(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options CreateO
 			Name: options.TemplateDriver,
 		}
 	}
-	r, err := client.ConfigCreate(ctx, spec)
+	r, err := apiClient.ConfigCreate(ctx, spec)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintln(dockerCli.Out(), r.ID)
+	fmt.Fprintln(dockerCLI.Out(), r.ID)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/config/inspect.go b/cli/command/config/inspect.go
index 7ae4a4c404..41e9a4763c 100644
--- a/cli/command/config/inspect.go
+++ b/cli/command/config/inspect.go
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ func newConfigInspectCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // RunConfigInspect inspects the given Swarm config.
-func RunConfigInspect(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts InspectOptions) error {
-	client := dockerCli.Client()
+func RunConfigInspect(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts InspectOptions) error {
+	apiClient := dockerCLI.Client()
 
 	if opts.Pretty {
 		opts.Format = "pretty"
 	}
 
 	getRef := func(id string) (any, []byte, error) {
-		return client.ConfigInspectWithRaw(ctx, id)
+		return apiClient.ConfigInspectWithRaw(ctx, id)
 	}
 	f := opts.Format
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func RunConfigInspect(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts InspectOp
 	}
 
 	configCtx := formatter.Context{
-		Output: dockerCli.Out(),
+		Output: dockerCLI.Out(),
 		Format: NewFormat(f, false),
 	}
 
diff --git a/cli/command/config/ls.go b/cli/command/config/ls.go
index 5498506780..8ffaab4455 100644
--- a/cli/command/config/ls.go
+++ b/cli/command/config/ls.go
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ func newConfigListCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // RunConfigList lists Swarm configs.
-func RunConfigList(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options ListOptions) error {
-	client := dockerCli.Client()
+func RunConfigList(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, options ListOptions) error {
+	apiClient := dockerCLI.Client()
 
-	configs, err := client.ConfigList(ctx, types.ConfigListOptions{Filters: options.Filter.Value()})
+	configs, err := apiClient.ConfigList(ctx, types.ConfigListOptions{Filters: options.Filter.Value()})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	format := options.Format
 	if len(format) == 0 {
-		if len(dockerCli.ConfigFile().ConfigFormat) > 0 && !options.Quiet {
-			format = dockerCli.ConfigFile().ConfigFormat
+		if len(dockerCLI.ConfigFile().ConfigFormat) > 0 && !options.Quiet {
+			format = dockerCLI.ConfigFile().ConfigFormat
 		} else {
 			format = formatter.TableFormatKey
 		}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func RunConfigList(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, options ListOptio
 	})
 
 	configCtx := formatter.Context{
-		Output: dockerCli.Out(),
+		Output: dockerCLI.Out(),
 		Format: NewFormat(format, options.Quiet),
 	}
 	return FormatWrite(configCtx, configs)