diff --git a/lib/request_started_on_middleware.rb b/lib/request_started_on_middleware.rb
index 25e1f597b17..118e652b66d 100644
--- a/lib/request_started_on_middleware.rb
+++ b/lib/request_started_on_middleware.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ def call(env)
     complete_request
   end
 
-  def start_request(path, started_on)
-    Thread.current[:current_request] = path
+  def start_request(path_info, started_on)
+    Thread.current[:current_request_path_info]  = path_info
     Thread.current[:current_request_started_on] = started_on
   end
 
   def complete_request
-    Thread.current[:current_request] = nil
+    Thread.current[:current_request_path_info]  = nil
     Thread.current[:current_request_started_on] = nil
   end
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def self.long_running_requests
     allowable_request_start_time = long_request.ago
 
     relevant_thread_list.each do |thread|
-      request    = thread[:current_request]
+      request    = thread[:current_request_path_info]
       started_on = thread[:current_request_started_on]
 
       # There's a race condition where the complete_request method runs in another
diff --git a/spec/lib/request_started_on_middleware_spec.rb b/spec/lib/request_started_on_middleware_spec.rb
index e9ae03e2aa6..7fbbcae5cf9 100644
--- a/spec/lib/request_started_on_middleware_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/request_started_on_middleware_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     let(:fake_threads) { [@fake_thread] }
 
     it "returns request, duration and thread" do
-      @fake_thread = {:current_request => "/api/ping", :current_request_started_on => 3.minutes.ago}
+      @fake_thread = {:current_request_path_info => "/api/ping", :current_request_started_on => 3.minutes.ago}
       long_requests = described_class.long_running_requests.first
       expect(long_requests[0]).to eql "/api/ping"
       expect(long_requests[1]).to be_within(0.1).of(Time.now.utc - 3.minutes.ago)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     end
 
     it "skips threads that haven't timed out yet" do
-      @fake_thread = {:current_request => "/api/ping", :current_request_started_on => 30.seconds.ago}
+      @fake_thread = {:current_request_path_info => "/api/ping", :current_request_started_on => 30.seconds.ago}
       expect(described_class.long_running_requests).to be_empty
     end