diff --git a/src/Altinn.App.Api/Controllers/AuthorizationController.cs b/src/Altinn.App.Api/Controllers/AuthorizationController.cs
index 528a63a54..e658e5732 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.App.Api/Controllers/AuthorizationController.cs
+++ b/src/Altinn.App.Api/Controllers/AuthorizationController.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public async Task<ActionResult> GetCurrentParty(bool returnPartyObject = false)
                 // Now we know the user can't represent the selected party (reportee)
                 // so we will automatically switch to the user's own party (from the profile)
                 var reportee = details.Profile.Party;
-                if (user.CookiePartyId is null || user.CookiePartyId.Value != reportee.PartyId)
+                if (user.SelectedPartyId is null || user.SelectedPartyId.Value != reportee.PartyId)
                 {
                     // Setting cookie to partyID of logged in user if it varies from previus value.
                     Response.Cookies.Append(
diff --git a/src/Altinn.App.Core/Internal/Auth/IAuthenticationContext.cs b/src/Altinn.App.Core/Internal/Auth/IAuthenticationContext.cs
index 32e1d69dd..7fbd53867 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.App.Core/Internal/Auth/IAuthenticationContext.cs
+++ b/src/Altinn.App.Core/Internal/Auth/IAuthenticationContext.cs
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ public sealed record User : AuthenticationInfo
         public int PartyId { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Party ID from party ID selection cookie
+        /// The party the user has selected through party selection
         /// </summary>
-        public int? CookiePartyId { get; }
+        public int? SelectedPartyId { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Authentication level
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ internal User(
             int userId,
             int partyId,
             int authenticationLevel,
-            int? cookiePartyId,
+            int? selectedPartyId,
             string token,
             Func<int, Task<UserProfile?>> getUserProfile,
             Func<int, Task<Party?>> lookupParty,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Func<Task<ApplicationMetadata>> getApplicationMetadata
         {
             UserId = userId;
             PartyId = partyId;
-            CookiePartyId = cookiePartyId;
+            SelectedPartyId = selectedPartyId;
             AuthenticationLevel = authenticationLevel;
             _getUserProfile = getUserProfile;
             _lookupParty = lookupParty;
diff --git a/test/Altinn.App.Api.Tests/Controllers/InstancesController_PostNewInstanceTests.cs b/test/Altinn.App.Api.Tests/Controllers/InstancesController_PostNewInstanceTests.cs
index 9bd7ee08d..8b85ff055 100644
--- a/test/Altinn.App.Api.Tests/Controllers/InstancesController_PostNewInstanceTests.cs
+++ b/test/Altinn.App.Api.Tests/Controllers/InstancesController_PostNewInstanceTests.cs
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ public async Task PostNewInstance_Simplified(TestJwtToken token)
         string app = "permissive-app";
         int instanceOwnerPartyId = token.PartyId;
         using HttpClient client = GetRootedClient(org, app);
-        // string token = TestAuthentication.GetUserToken(userId: 1337, partyId: instanceOwnerPartyId);
 
         var createResponseParsed = await CreateInstanceSimplified(org, app, instanceOwnerPartyId, client, token.Token);
         var instanceId = createResponseParsed.Id;