diff --git a/ascender/main/dispatch/worker/callback.py b/ascender/main/dispatch/worker/callback.py
index 000abfee1..3ec3e96fd 100644
--- a/ascender/main/dispatch/worker/callback.py
+++ b/ascender/main/dispatch/worker/callback.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def toggle_profiling(self, *args):
             logger.error(f'profiling is disabled, wrote {filepath}')
 
     def work_loop(self, *args, **kw):
-        if settings.AWX_CALLBACK_PROFILE:
+        if settings.ASCENDER_CALLBACK_PROFILE:
             signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, self.toggle_profiling)
         return super(CallbackBrokerWorker, self).work_loop(*args, **kw)
 
diff --git a/ascender/main/management/commands/provision_instance.py b/ascender/main/management/commands/provision_instance.py
index 40ec857b3..fe32158fe 100644
--- a/ascender/main/management/commands/provision_instance.py
+++ b/ascender/main/management/commands/provision_instance.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser):
 
     def _register_hostname(self, hostname, node_type, uuid):
         if not hostname:
-            if not settings.AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES:
+            if not settings.ASCENDER_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES:
                 raise CommandError('Registering with values from settings only intended for use in K8s installs')
 
             from ascender.main.management.commands.register_queue import RegisterQueue
diff --git a/ascender/main/managers.py b/ascender/main/managers.py
index 76cdfc049..8479b07d0 100644
--- a/ascender/main/managers.py
+++ b/ascender/main/managers.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def register(
             ip_address = ""
 
         with advisory_lock('instance_registration_%s' % hostname):
-            if settings.AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES:
+            if settings.ASCENDER_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES:
                 # detect any instances with the same IP address.
                 # if one exists, set it to ""
                 if ip_address:
diff --git a/ascender/main/models/ha.py b/ascender/main/models/ha.py
index 6aaeb0670..53b4a7304 100644
--- a/ascender/main/models/ha.py
+++ b/ascender/main/models/ha.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def consumed_capacity(self):
             )
         if self.node_type in ('hybrid', 'control'):
             capacity_consumed += (
-                settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT * UnifiedJob.objects.filter(controller_node=self.hostname, status__in=('running', 'waiting')).count()
+                settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT * UnifiedJob.objects.filter(controller_node=self.hostname, status__in=('running', 'waiting')).count()
             )
         return capacity_consumed
 
diff --git a/ascender/main/models/inventory.py b/ascender/main/models/inventory.py
index 3ed02211b..47a7b3d3a 100644
--- a/ascender/main/models/inventory.py
+++ b/ascender/main/models/inventory.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def schedule_deletion(self, user_id=None):
         delete_inventory.delay(self.pk, user_id)
 
     def _update_host_smart_inventory_memeberships(self):
-        if self.kind == 'smart' and settings.AWX_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP:
+        if self.kind == 'smart' and settings.ASCENDER_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP:
 
             def on_commit():
                 from ascender.main.tasks.system import update_host_smart_inventory_memberships
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def get_effective_host_name(self):
         return host_name
 
     def _update_host_smart_inventory_memeberships(self):
-        if settings.AWX_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP:
+        if settings.ASCENDER_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP:
 
             def on_commit():
                 from ascender.main.tasks.system import update_host_smart_inventory_memberships
diff --git a/ascender/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py b/ascender/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
index 8195c4291..400c4f1e1 100644
--- a/ascender/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
+++ b/ascender/main/notifications/grafana_backend.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def send_messages(self, messages):
                 json=grafana_data,
                 headers=grafana_headers,
                 verify=(not self.grafana_no_verify_ssl),
-                timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+                timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             )
             if r.status_code >= 400:
                 logger.error(smart_str(_("Error sending notification grafana: {}").format(r.status_code)))
diff --git a/ascender/main/notifications/mattermost_backend.py b/ascender/main/notifications/mattermost_backend.py
index 5a5491166..6edf9d154 100644
--- a/ascender/main/notifications/mattermost_backend.py
+++ b/ascender/main/notifications/mattermost_backend.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def send_messages(self, messages):
                 "{}".format(m.recipients()[0]),
                 json=payload,
                 verify=(not self.mattermost_no_verify_ssl),
-                timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+                timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             )
             if r.status_code >= 400:
                 logger.error(smart_str(_("Error sending notification mattermost: {}").format(r.status_code)))
diff --git a/ascender/main/notifications/pagerduty_backend.py b/ascender/main/notifications/pagerduty_backend.py
index 6d9c34624..a056d1528 100644
--- a/ascender/main/notifications/pagerduty_backend.py
+++ b/ascender/main/notifications/pagerduty_backend.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def send_messages(self, messages):
                         "client": m.from_email,
                     },
                     headers=get_ascender_http_client_headers(),
-                    timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+                    timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
                 )
                 r.raise_for_status()
                 sent_messages += 1
diff --git a/ascender/main/notifications/rocketchat_backend.py b/ascender/main/notifications/rocketchat_backend.py
index 56954a809..64b45dd87 100644
--- a/ascender/main/notifications/rocketchat_backend.py
+++ b/ascender/main/notifications/rocketchat_backend.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def send_messages(self, messages):
                 data=json.dumps(payload),
                 headers=get_ascender_http_client_headers(),
                 verify=(not self.rocketchat_no_verify_ssl),
-                timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+                timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             )
 
             if r.status_code >= 400:
diff --git a/ascender/main/notifications/twilio_backend.py b/ascender/main/notifications/twilio_backend.py
index 8cbac1741..e088c1205 100644
--- a/ascender/main/notifications/twilio_backend.py
+++ b/ascender/main/notifications/twilio_backend.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def send_messages(self, messages):
                         auth=(self.account_sid, self.account_token),
                         data={"To": dest, "From": m.from_email, "Body": m.subject},
                         headers=get_ascender_http_client_headers(),
-                        timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+                        timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
                     )
                     r.raise_for_status()
                     sent_messages += 1
diff --git a/ascender/main/notifications/webhook_backend.py b/ascender/main/notifications/webhook_backend.py
index 3938dd841..5463d80b2 100644
--- a/ascender/main/notifications/webhook_backend.py
+++ b/ascender/main/notifications/webhook_backend.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def send_messages(self, messages):
                     headers=headers,
                     verify=(not self.disable_ssl_verification),
                     allow_redirects=False,  # override default behaviour for redirects
-                    timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+                    timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
                 )
 
                 # either success or error reached if this conditional fires
diff --git a/ascender/main/scheduler/kubernetes.py b/ascender/main/scheduler/kubernetes.py
index 02ef4c737..b0885cd38 100644
--- a/ascender/main/scheduler/kubernetes.py
+++ b/ascender/main/scheduler/kubernetes.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def kube_api(self):
         # in Configuration.__init__. Container group API traffic was never proxied
         # before that, and on OpenShift the injected cluster-wide proxy makes TLS
         # verification against the cluster CA fail, so this stays opt-in.
-        if not settings.AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY:
+        if not settings.ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY:
             cfg.proxy = None
             cfg.proxy_headers = None
 
diff --git a/ascender/main/scheduler/task_manager.py b/ascender/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
index fcf7d192d..b66908fc9 100644
--- a/ascender/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
+++ b/ascender/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def __init__(self, prefix=""):
         # We want to avoid calling settings in loops, so cache these settings at init time
         self.start_task_limit = settings.START_TASK_LIMIT
         self.task_manager_timeout = settings.TASK_MANAGER_TIMEOUT
-        self.control_task_impact = settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT
+        self.control_task_impact = settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT
 
         for m in self.subsystem_metrics.METRICS:
             if m.startswith(self.prefix):
diff --git a/ascender/main/scheduler/task_manager_models.py b/ascender/main/scheduler/task_manager_models.py
index 1259ff4c8..bad8ebaea 100644
--- a/ascender/main/scheduler/task_manager_models.py
+++ b/ascender/main/scheduler/task_manager_models.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def __init__(self, obj, task_manager_instances=None, **kwargs):
         self.instance_hostnames = tuple([instance.hostname for instance in _instances if instance.hostname in task_manager_instances])
         self.max_concurrent_jobs = obj.max_concurrent_jobs
         self.max_forks = obj.max_forks
-        self.control_task_impact = kwargs.get('control_task_impact', settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT)
+        self.control_task_impact = kwargs.get('control_task_impact', settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT)
 
     def consume_capacity(self, task):
         """We only consume capacity on an instance group level if it is a container group. Otherwise we consume capacity on an instance level."""
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def __init__(self, instances=None, instance_fields=('node_type', 'capacity', 'ho
         self.instances_by_hostname = dict()
         self.instance_groups_container_group_jobs = dict()
         self.instance_groups_container_group_consumed_forks = dict()
-        self.control_task_impact = kwargs.get('control_task_impact', settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT)
+        self.control_task_impact = kwargs.get('control_task_impact', settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT)
 
         if instances is None:
             instances = (
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def __init__(self, task_manager_instances=None, instance_groups=None, instance_g
         self.task_manager_instances = task_manager_instances if task_manager_instances is not None else TaskManagerInstances()
         self.controlplane_ig = None
         self.pk_ig_map = dict()
-        self.control_task_impact = kwargs.get('control_task_impact', settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT)
+        self.control_task_impact = kwargs.get('control_task_impact', settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT)
         self.controlplane_ig_name = kwargs.get('controlplane_ig_name', settings.DEFAULT_CONTROL_PLANE_QUEUE_NAME)
 
         if instance_groups is not None:  # for testing
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def get_instance_groups_from_task_cache(self, task):
 class TaskManagerModels:
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         # We want to avoid calls to settings over and over in loops, so cache this information here
-        kwargs['control_task_impact'] = kwargs.get('control_task_impact', settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT)
+        kwargs['control_task_impact'] = kwargs.get('control_task_impact', settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT)
         kwargs['controlplane_ig_name'] = kwargs.get('controlplane_ig_name', settings.DEFAULT_CONTROL_PLANE_QUEUE_NAME)
         self.instances = TaskManagerInstances(**kwargs)
         self.instance_groups = TaskManagerInstanceGroups(task_manager_instances=self.instances, **kwargs)
diff --git a/ascender/main/tasks/jobs.py b/ascender/main/tasks/jobs.py
index 467d23ab6..d5d94c6fb 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tasks/jobs.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tasks/jobs.py
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ def run(self, pk, **kwargs):
                 'playbook': self.build_playbook_path_relative_to_cwd(self.instance, private_data_dir),
                 'inventory': self.build_inventory(self.instance, private_data_dir),
                 'passwords': expect_passwords,
-                'suppress_env_files': getattr(settings, 'AWX_RUNNER_OMIT_ENV_FILES', True),
+                'suppress_env_files': getattr(settings, 'ASCENDER_RUNNER_OMIT_ENV_FILES', True),
                 'envvars': env,
             }
 
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ def run(self, pk, **kwargs):
             runner_settings = {
                 'job_timeout': self.get_instance_timeout(self.instance),
                 'suppress_ansible_output': True,
-                'suppress_output_file': getattr(settings, 'AWX_RUNNER_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT_FILE', True),
+                'suppress_output_file': getattr(settings, 'ASCENDER_RUNNER_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT_FILE', True),
             }
 
             idle_timeout = getattr(settings, 'DEFAULT_JOB_IDLE_TIMEOUT', 0)
diff --git a/ascender/main/tasks/receptor.py b/ascender/main/tasks/receptor.py
index 099237da0..12c0ecc1f 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tasks/receptor.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tasks/receptor.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def receptor_params(self):
 
             receptor_params = {
                 "secret_kube_pod": spec_yaml,
-                "pod_pending_timeout": getattr(settings, 'AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_POD_PENDING_TIMEOUT', "5m"),
+                "pod_pending_timeout": getattr(settings, 'ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_POD_PENDING_TIMEOUT', "5m"),
             }
 
             if self.credential:
diff --git a/ascender/main/tasks/system.py b/ascender/main/tasks/system.py
index 4d92b6ed4..ecb667f11 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tasks/system.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tasks/system.py
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ def cluster_node_heartbeat(dispatch_time=None, worker_tasks=None):
         elif (nowtime - last_last_seen) > timedelta(seconds=settings.CLUSTER_NODE_HEARTBEAT_PERIOD + 2):
             logger.warning(f'Heartbeat skew - interval={(nowtime - last_last_seen).total_seconds():.4f}, expected={settings.CLUSTER_NODE_HEARTBEAT_PERIOD}')
     else:
-        if settings.AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES:
+        if settings.ASCENDER_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES:
             changed, this_inst = Instance.objects.register(ip_address=os.environ.get('MY_POD_IP'), node_type='control', node_uuid=settings.SYSTEM_UUID)
             if changed:
                 logger.warning(f'Recreated instance record {this_inst.hostname} after unexpected removal')
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ def cluster_node_heartbeat(dispatch_time=None, worker_tasks=None):
         except Exception:
             logger.exception('failed to reap jobs for {}'.format(other_inst.hostname))
         try:
-            if settings.AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES and other_inst.node_type == "control":
+            if settings.ASCENDER_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES and other_inst.node_type == "control":
                 deprovision_hostname = other_inst.hostname
                 other_inst.delete()  # FIXME: what about associated inbound links?
                 logger.info("Host {} Automatically Deprovisioned.".format(deprovision_hostname))
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ def awx_k8s_reaper():
             logger.debug('{} is no longer active, reaping orphaned k8s pod'.format(job.log_format))
             try:
                 pm = PodManager(job)
-                pm.kube_api.delete_namespaced_pod(name=pods[job.id], namespace=pm.namespace, _request_timeout=settings.AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_TIMEOUT)
+                pm.kube_api.delete_namespaced_pod(name=pods[job.id], namespace=pm.namespace, _request_timeout=settings.ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_TIMEOUT)
             except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to delete orphaned pod {} from {}".format(job.log_format, group))
 
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/functional/commands/test_provision_instance.py b/ascender/main/tests/functional/commands/test_provision_instance.py
index 394528c89..c2935dad9 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tests/functional/commands/test_provision_instance.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/functional/commands/test_provision_instance.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_register_self_openshift():
     assert not Instance.objects.exists()
     assert not InstanceGroup.objects.exists()
 
-    with override_settings(AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES=True, CLUSTER_HOST_ID='foo_node', SYSTEM_UUID='12345'):
+    with override_settings(ASCENDER_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES=True, CLUSTER_HOST_ID='foo_node', SYSTEM_UUID='12345'):
         Command().handle()
     inst = Instance.objects.first()
     assert inst.hostname == 'foo_node'
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/functional/task_management/test_container_groups.py b/ascender/main/tests/functional/task_management/test_container_groups.py
index b7e2ff874..e3ec557f6 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tests/functional/task_management/test_container_groups.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/functional/task_management/test_container_groups.py
@@ -154,5 +154,5 @@ def test_kube_api_ignores_proxy_environment(containerized_job, default_job_execu
         assert pm.kube_api.api_client.configuration.proxy is None
 
         del pm.__dict__['kube_api']  # drop the cached_property
-        with override_settings(AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY=True):
+        with override_settings(ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY=True):
             assert pm.kube_api.api_client.configuration.proxy == 'http://proxy.example.com:3128'
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/functional/task_management/test_scheduler.py b/ascender/main/tests/functional/task_management/test_scheduler.py
index b52708893..e79f9bf0c 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tests/functional/task_management/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/functional/task_management/test_scheduler.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def test_job_fails_to_launch_when_no_control_capacity(self, job_template, contro
     def test_hybrid_capacity(self, job_template, hybrid_instance):
         enough_capacity = job_template.create_unified_job()
         insufficient_capacity = job_template.create_unified_job()
-        expected_task_impact = enough_capacity.task_impact + settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT
+        expected_task_impact = enough_capacity.task_impact + settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT
         all_ujs = [enough_capacity, insufficient_capacity]
         for uj in all_ujs:
             uj.signal_start()
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def test_hybrid_capacity(self, job_template, hybrid_instance):
     def test_project_update_capacity(self, project, hybrid_instance, instance_group_factory, controlplane_instance_group):
         pu = project.create_unified_job()
         instance_group_factory(name='second_ig', instances=[hybrid_instance])
-        expected_task_impact = pu.task_impact + settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT
+        expected_task_impact = pu.task_impact + settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT
         pu.signal_start()
 
         tm = TaskManager()
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_grafana.py b/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_grafana.py
index d4e426672..7d806e56b 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_grafana.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_grafana.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_send_messages():
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer testapikey'},
             json={'text': 'test subject', 'isRegion': True, 'timeEnd': 120000, 'time': 60000},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_no_verify_ssl():
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer testapikey'},
             json={'text': 'test subject', 'isRegion': True, 'timeEnd': 120000, 'time': 60000},
             verify=False,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_dashboardid(dashboardId):
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer testapikey'},
             json={'text': 'test subject', 'isRegion': True, 'timeEnd': 120000, 'time': 60000, 'dashboardId': dashboardId},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_panelid(panelId):
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer testapikey'},
             json={'text': 'test subject', 'isRegion': True, 'timeEnd': 120000, 'panelId': int(panelId), 'time': 60000},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_bothids():
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer testapikey'},
             json={'text': 'test subject', 'isRegion': True, 'timeEnd': 120000, 'panelId': 42, 'time': 60000, 'dashboardId': 42},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_emptyids():
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer testapikey'},
             json={'text': 'test subject', 'isRegion': True, 'timeEnd': 120000, 'time': 60000},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
 
@@ -221,6 +221,6 @@ def test_send_messages_with_tags():
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer testapikey'},
             json={'tags': ['ansible'], 'text': 'test subject', 'isRegion': True, 'timeEnd': 120000, 'time': 60000},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_mattermost.py b/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_mattermost.py
index 320d00050..eef5bf2a7 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_mattermost.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_mattermost.py
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ def test_send_messages():
             'http://example.com',
             json={'text': 'test subject'},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_rocketchat.py b/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_rocketchat.py
index 80c76cf49..b224bba1f 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_rocketchat.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_rocketchat.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_send_messages():
             data='{"text": "test subject"}',
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
 
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ def test_send_messages_with_no_verify_ssl():
             data='{"text": "test subject"}',
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=False,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_webhook.py b/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_webhook.py
index 450c84dfe..a775830f1 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_webhook.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/unit/notifications/test_webhook.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def test_send_messages_as_POST():
             data=json.dumps({'text': 'test body'}, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             allow_redirects=False,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def test_send_messages_as_PUT():
             data=json.dumps({'text': 'test body 2'}, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             allow_redirects=False,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_username():
             data=json.dumps({'text': 'test body'}, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             allow_redirects=False,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_password():
             data=json.dumps({'text': 'test body'}, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             allow_redirects=False,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_username_and_password():
             data=json.dumps({'text': 'test body'}, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             allow_redirects=False,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_no_verify_ssl():
             data=json.dumps({'text': 'test body'}, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=False,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             allow_redirects=False,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_additional_headers():
                 'X-Test-Header2': 'test-content-2',
             },
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             allow_redirects=False,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def test_send_messages_with_redirects_ok():
             data=json.dumps({'text': 'test body'}, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'),
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'Ascender 0.0.1.dev (open)'},
             verify=True,
-            timeout=settings.AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            timeout=settings.ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             allow_redirects=False,
         )
         assert sent_messages == 1
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/unit/settings/test_environment_names.py b/ascender/main/tests/unit/settings/test_environment_names.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d3e12891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/unit/settings/test_environment_names.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Ascender
+# All Rights Reserved.
+"""Settings the platform reads from the environment rather than a settings file.
+
+Four of them, and the alias table in production.py cannot reach any: it runs
+after the settings modules have loaded, and two of these decide which settings
+file loads at all. So they are read under both names directly.
+
+The AWX names are what the image, the three installers and anyone's own start
+script pass today, which is why they keep answering rather than being given a
+release to move in.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from ascender.settings.environment import environment_setting
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def clean_env(monkeypatch):
+    for prefix in ('ASCENDER_', 'AWX_'):
+        monkeypatch.delenv(prefix + 'LOGGING_MODE', raising=False)
+    return monkeypatch
+
+
+def test_the_ascender_name_is_read(clean_env):
+    clean_env.setenv('ASCENDER_LOGGING_MODE', 'stdout')
+
+    assert environment_setting('LOGGING_MODE', 'file') == 'stdout'
+
+
+def test_the_awx_name_is_still_read(clean_env):
+    """What the image and the installers pass today."""
+    clean_env.setenv('AWX_LOGGING_MODE', 'stdout')
+
+    assert environment_setting('LOGGING_MODE', 'file') == 'stdout'
+
+
+def test_the_ascender_name_wins(clean_env):
+    clean_env.setenv('AWX_LOGGING_MODE', 'stdout')
+    clean_env.setenv('ASCENDER_LOGGING_MODE', 'file')
+
+    assert environment_setting('LOGGING_MODE', 'file') == 'file'
+
+
+def test_neither_set_falls_back(clean_env):
+    assert environment_setting('LOGGING_MODE', 'file') == 'file'
+
+
+def test_a_name_that_is_set_but_empty_still_wins(clean_env):
+    """Exporting an empty value is how a deployment says "not this", and
+    treating it as unset would quietly ignore that.
+    """
+    clean_env.setenv('ASCENDER_LOGGING_MODE', '')
+
+    assert environment_setting('LOGGING_MODE', 'file') == ''
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('suffix', ['SETTINGS_FILE', 'SETTINGS_DIR', 'LOGGING_MODE', 'WEB_PROCESS'])
+def test_every_environment_setting_is_read_through_the_helper(suffix):
+    """A direct os.environ.get for one of these would answer to one name only,
+    which is the bug this file exists to keep out.
+    """
+    import pathlib
+
+    settings_dir = pathlib.Path(environment_setting.__module__.replace('.', '/')).parent
+    sources = ' '.join(p.read_text() for p in pathlib.Path(settings_dir).glob('*.py') if p.name != 'environment.py')
+
+    assert f"'AWX_{suffix}'" not in sources, f'AWX_{suffix} is read directly rather than through environment_setting'
diff --git a/ascender/main/tests/unit/settings/test_logging_mode.py b/ascender/main/tests/unit/settings/test_logging_mode.py
index eb2b9a525..a3abb9478 100644
--- a/ascender/main/tests/unit/settings/test_logging_mode.py
+++ b/ascender/main/tests/unit/settings/test_logging_mode.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 Where the logs go, which is half of one process per container.
 
-AWX_LOGGING_MODE decides it: 'file' writes to /var/log/ascender, which is what a
+ASCENDER_LOGGING_MODE decides it: 'file' writes to /var/log/ascender, which is what a
 VM install wants, and 'stdout' lets the container runtime collect them. The
 images set stdout, and these hold the settings to that so a handler added later
 cannot quietly start writing a file nobody reads inside a container.
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ def test_the_console_is_open_in_the_container_and_gated_on_a_vm():
 
 
 def test_the_mode_is_checked_rather_than_assumed():
-    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="AWX_LOGGING_MODE must be 'file' or 'stdout'"):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="ASCENDER_LOGGING_MODE must be 'file' or 'stdout'"):
         build_logging('syslog')
diff --git a/ascender/main/utils/execution_environments.py b/ascender/main/utils/execution_environments.py
index 1d92b88fa..041bee21a 100644
--- a/ascender/main/utils/execution_environments.py
+++ b/ascender/main/utils/execution_environments.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def get_default_execution_environment():
 
 
 def get_default_pod_spec():
-    job_label: str = settings.AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL
+    job_label: str = settings.ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL
     ee = get_default_execution_environment()
     if ee is None:
         raise RuntimeError("Unable to find an execution environment.")
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def get_default_pod_spec():
     return {
         "apiVersion": "v1",
         "kind": "Pod",
-        "metadata": {"namespace": settings.AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE, "labels": {job_label: ""}},
+        "metadata": {"namespace": settings.ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE, "labels": {job_label: ""}},
         "spec": {
             "serviceAccountName": "default",
             "automountServiceAccountToken": False,
diff --git a/ascender/settings/connection_reuse.py b/ascender/settings/connection_reuse.py
index ee388a812..c6dc85886 100644
--- a/ascender/settings/connection_reuse.py
+++ b/ascender/settings/connection_reuse.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os
+from ascender.settings.environment import environment_setting
 
 # Django's default is 0: open a connection for each request and close it when
 # the response is sent. For a process that serves one request after another
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def is_web_process():
     supervisor programs set, and which is what will answer it if the server
     ever becomes daphne or uvicorn.
     '''
-    if os.environ.get('AWX_WEB_PROCESS'):
+    if environment_setting('WEB_PROCESS'):
         return True
     try:
         import uwsgi  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/ascender/settings/defaults.py b/ascender/settings/defaults.py
index 8054d7dfe..43088ee1f 100644
--- a/ascender/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/ascender/settings/defaults.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # python-ldap
 import ldap
+from ascender.settings.environment import environment_setting
 
 DEBUG = True
 SQL_DEBUG = DEBUG
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@
 # the K8S cluster where awx itself is running)
 IS_K8S = False
 
-AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_TIMEOUT = 10
+ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_TIMEOUT = 10
 # Whether container group Kubernetes API calls should be routed through the
 # HTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXY environment variables of the task container. The Python
 # Kubernetes client started honouring those on its own in 34.1, but this traffic
@@ -106,14 +107,14 @@
 # verification against the cluster CA (the client verifies against the cluster
 # credential's CA data or the service account CA, never the system trust store).
 # Leave disabled unless the cluster API really is only reachable through a proxy.
-AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY = False
-AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = os.getenv('MY_POD_NAMESPACE', 'default')
-AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL = os.getenv('AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL', 'ansible_job')
+ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY = False
+ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE = os.getenv('MY_POD_NAMESPACE', 'default')
+ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL = os.getenv('ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL', 'ansible_job')
 # Timeout when waiting for pod to enter running state. If the pod is still in pending state , it will be terminated. Valid time units are "s", "m", "h". Example : "5m" , "10s".
-AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_POD_PENDING_TIMEOUT = "2h"
+ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_POD_PENDING_TIMEOUT = "2h"
 
 # How much capacity controlling a task costs a hybrid or control node
-AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT = 1
+ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT = 1
 
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/i18n/
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@
 # Without it the dispatcher worker running send_notifications is held for as
 # long as the far end keeps the connection open. Matches the default timeout of
 # the email backend.
-AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 30
+ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 30
 
 # Time out task managers if they take longer than this many seconds, plus TASK_MANAGER_TIMEOUT_GRACE_PERIOD
 # We have the grace period so the task manager can bail out before the timeout.
@@ -766,7 +767,7 @@
 GALAXY_TASK_ENV = {'ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR': 'false', 'GIT_SSH_COMMAND': "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"}
 
 # Rebuild Host Smart Inventory memberships.
-AWX_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP = False
+ASCENDER_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP = False
 
 # By default, allow arbitrary Jinja templating in extra_vars defined on a Job Template
 ALLOW_JINJA_IN_EXTRA_VARS = 'template'
@@ -817,7 +818,7 @@
 ASCENDER_ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS = ""
 
 # Automatically remove nodes that have missed their heartbeats after some time
-AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES = False
+ASCENDER_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES = False
 
 # Enable Pendo on the UI, possible values are 'off', 'anonymous', and 'detailed'
 # Note: This setting may be overridden by database settings.
@@ -1100,9 +1101,9 @@
 }
 
 # If running on a VM, we log to files. When running in a container, we log to stdout.
-logging_mode = os.getenv('AWX_LOGGING_MODE', 'file')
+logging_mode = environment_setting('LOGGING_MODE', 'file')
 if logging_mode not in ('file', 'stdout'):
-    raise Exception("AWX_LOGGING_MODE must be 'file' or 'stdout'")
+    raise Exception("ASCENDER_LOGGING_MODE must be 'file' or 'stdout'")
 
 for name, config in handler_config.items():
     # Common log handler config. Don't define a level here, it's set by settings.LOG_AGGREGATOR_LEVEL
@@ -1140,20 +1141,20 @@
 # ~ yum install graphviz
 # ~ dot -o profile.png -Tpng /var/log/ascender/profile/some-profile-data.dot
 #
-AWX_REQUEST_PROFILE_WITH_DOT = False
+ASCENDER_REQUEST_PROFILE_WITH_DOT = False
 
 # Allow profiling callback workers via SIGUSR1
-AWX_CALLBACK_PROFILE = False
+ASCENDER_CALLBACK_PROFILE = False
 
 # Delete temporary directories created to store playbook run-time
 ASCENDER_CLEANUP_PATHS = True
 
 # Allow ansible-runner to store env folder (may contain sensitive information)
-AWX_RUNNER_OMIT_ENV_FILES = True
+ASCENDER_RUNNER_OMIT_ENV_FILES = True
 
 # Allow ansible-runner to save ansible output
 # (changing to False may cause performance issues)
-AWX_RUNNER_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT_FILE = True
+ASCENDER_RUNNER_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT_FILE = True
 
 # https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/1191/files
 # Interval in seconds between the last message and keep-alive messages that
diff --git a/ascender/settings/development.py b/ascender/settings/development.py
index d0e43ccf9..16b776a83 100644
--- a/ascender/settings/development.py
+++ b/ascender/settings/development.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 CLUSTER_HOST_ID = socket.gethostname()
 
-AWX_CALLBACK_PROFILE = True
+ASCENDER_CALLBACK_PROFILE = True
 
 # ======================!!!!!!! FOR DEVELOPMENT ONLY !!!!!!!=================================
 # Disable normal scheduled/triggered task managers (DependencyManager, TaskManager, WorkflowManager).
diff --git a/ascender/settings/environment.py b/ascender/settings/environment.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb1b0a9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ascender/settings/environment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Ascender
+# All Rights Reserved.
+"""Settings read from the environment, under either name.
+
+A handful of settings are read from the environment rather than from a settings
+file, so the alias table in production.py cannot reach them: that table runs
+after the settings modules have loaded, and two of these decide which settings
+file loads at all.
+
+The Ascender name wins, the AWX one still answers, and the AWX one is what the
+image, the installers and anyone's own start script pass today. They move when
+it suits them rather than on the day of this change.
+"""
+
+import os
+
+ASCENDER = 'ASCENDER_'
+FORMER = 'AWX_'
+
+
+def environment_setting(suffix, default=None):
+    """The `ASCENDER_<suffix>` variable if set, else `AWX_<suffix>`, else `default`.
+
+    A name that is set but empty wins over the later one, matching what a plain
+    `os.environ.get(name, other)` chain did: exporting an empty value is how a
+    deployment says "not this", and treating it as unset would ignore that.
+    """
+    for prefix in (ASCENDER, FORMER):
+        name = prefix + suffix
+        if name in os.environ:
+            return os.environ[name]
+    return default
diff --git a/ascender/settings/production.py b/ascender/settings/production.py
index 862dabb26..ebba78e2b 100644
--- a/ascender/settings/production.py
+++ b/ascender/settings/production.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 # Load default settings.
 from .defaults import *  # NOQA
+from ascender.settings.environment import environment_setting
 
 DEBUG = False
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
@@ -56,12 +57,12 @@
 
 # Load settings from any .py files in the global conf.d directory specified in
 # the environment, defaulting to /etc/tower/conf.d/.
-settings_dir = os.environ.get('AWX_SETTINGS_DIR', '/etc/tower/conf.d/')
+settings_dir = environment_setting('SETTINGS_DIR', '/etc/tower/conf.d/')
 settings_files = os.path.join(settings_dir, '*.py')
 
 # Load remaining settings from the global settings file specified in the
 # environment, defaulting to /etc/tower/settings.py.
-settings_file = os.environ.get('AWX_SETTINGS_FILE', '/etc/tower/settings.py')
+settings_file = environment_setting('SETTINGS_FILE', '/etc/tower/settings.py')
 
 # Attempt to load settings from /etc/tower/settings.py first, followed by
 # /etc/tower/conf.d/*.py.
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@
             LOGGING = {}
         else:
             msg = 'No AWX configuration found at %s.' % settings_file
-            msg += '\nDefine the AWX_SETTINGS_FILE environment variable to '
+            msg += '\nDefine the ASCENDER_SETTINGS_FILE environment variable to '
             msg += 'specify an alternate path.'
             raise ImproperlyConfigured(msg)
     else:
@@ -135,6 +136,19 @@
     'AWX_RUNNER_KEEPALIVE_SECONDS': 'ASCENDER_RUNNER_KEEPALIVE_SECONDS',
     'AWX_SHOW_PLAYBOOK_LINKS': 'ASCENDER_SHOW_PLAYBOOK_LINKS',
     'AWX_TASK_ENV': 'ASCENDER_TASK_ENV',
+    'AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES': 'ASCENDER_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES',
+    'AWX_CALLBACK_PROFILE': 'ASCENDER_CALLBACK_PROFILE',
+    'AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL': 'ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL',
+    'AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE': 'ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE',
+    'AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_TIMEOUT': 'ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_TIMEOUT',
+    'AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY': 'ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY',
+    'AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_POD_PENDING_TIMEOUT': 'ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_POD_PENDING_TIMEOUT',
+    'AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT': 'ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT',
+    'AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT': 'ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT',
+    'AWX_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP': 'ASCENDER_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP',
+    'AWX_REQUEST_PROFILE_WITH_DOT': 'ASCENDER_REQUEST_PROFILE_WITH_DOT',
+    'AWX_RUNNER_OMIT_ENV_FILES': 'ASCENDER_RUNNER_OMIT_ENV_FILES',
+    'AWX_RUNNER_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT_FILE': 'ASCENDER_RUNNER_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT_FILE',
 }
 for _former, _current in _FORMER_NAMES.items():
     _scope = locals()
diff --git a/ascender/settings/statement_timeout.py b/ascender/settings/statement_timeout.py
index 5f2070a06..3e8942316 100644
--- a/ascender/settings/statement_timeout.py
+++ b/ascender/settings/statement_timeout.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os
+from ascender.settings.environment import environment_setting
 
 # What the uwsgi path used to work out to: harakiri of 115 seconds less a five
 # second margin. uvicorn serves the web process now and uwsgi is no longer
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def set_statement_timeout(DATABASES, DATABASE_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT=None):
     except (ImportError, ValueError, TypeError):
         pass
 
-    if timeout_ms is None and os.environ.get('AWX_WEB_PROCESS'):
+    if timeout_ms is None and environment_setting('WEB_PROCESS'):
         # a web process that is not uwsgi: same protection, explicit source
         timeout_ms = DATABASE_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT if DATABASE_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT is not None else DEFAULT_WEB_TIMEOUT_MS
 
diff --git a/ascender/settings/typed.py b/ascender/settings/typed.py
index 7d6cffc49..6eabf087c 100644
--- a/ascender/settings/typed.py
+++ b/ascender/settings/typed.py
@@ -49,10 +49,18 @@ class AscenderSettings(Protocol):
     API_400_ERROR_LOG_FORMAT: str
     APPEND_SLASH: bool
     ASCENDER_ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS: list[Any]
+    ASCENDER_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES: bool
     ASCENDER_AUTO_STATS_ENABLED: bool
     ASCENDER_AUTO_STATS_MAX_HOSTS: int
+    ASCENDER_CALLBACK_PROFILE: bool
     ASCENDER_CLEANUP_PATHS: bool
     ASCENDER_COLLECTIONS_ENABLED: bool
+    ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL: str
+    ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE: str
+    ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_TIMEOUT: int
+    ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY: bool
+    ASCENDER_CONTAINER_GROUP_POD_PENDING_TIMEOUT: str
+    ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT: int
     ASCENDER_ENABLED_VALUE: str
     ASCENDER_ENABLED_VAR: str
     ASCENDER_EXCLUDE_EMPTY_GROUPS: bool
@@ -60,9 +68,14 @@ class AscenderSettings(Protocol):
     ASCENDER_ISOLATION_BASE_PATH: str
     ASCENDER_ISOLATION_SHOW_PATHS: list[Any]
     ASCENDER_MOUNT_ISOLATED_PATHS_ON_K8S: bool
+    ASCENDER_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: int
+    ASCENDER_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP: bool
     ASCENDER_REQUEST_PROFILE: bool
+    ASCENDER_REQUEST_PROFILE_WITH_DOT: bool
     ASCENDER_ROLES_ENABLED: bool
     ASCENDER_RUNNER_KEEPALIVE_SECONDS: int
+    ASCENDER_RUNNER_OMIT_ENV_FILES: bool
+    ASCENDER_RUNNER_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT_FILE: bool
     ASCENDER_SHOW_PLAYBOOK_LINKS: bool
     ASCENDER_TASK_ENV: dict[Any, Any]
     ASCENDER_URL_BASE: str
@@ -171,20 +184,7 @@ class AscenderSettings(Protocol):
     AUTOMATION_ANALYTICS_LAST_ENTRIES: str
     AUTOMATION_ANALYTICS_LAST_GATHER: Any
     AUTOMATION_ANALYTICS_URL: str
-    AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES: bool
-    AWX_CALLBACK_PROFILE: bool
-    AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_JOB_LABEL: str
-    AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE: str
-    AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_TIMEOUT: int
-    AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_K8S_API_USE_PROXY: bool
-    AWX_CONTAINER_GROUP_POD_PENDING_TIMEOUT: str
-    AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT: int
     AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS: bool
-    AWX_NOTIFICATION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: int
-    AWX_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP: bool
-    AWX_REQUEST_PROFILE_WITH_DOT: bool
-    AWX_RUNNER_OMIT_ENV_FILES: bool
-    AWX_RUNNER_SUPPRESS_OUTPUT_FILE: bool
     AZURE_RM_ENABLED_VALUE: str
     AZURE_RM_ENABLED_VAR: str
     AZURE_RM_EXCLUDE_EMPTY_GROUPS: bool
diff --git a/docs/capacity.md b/docs/capacity.md
index b50431c3b..4d48c79c5 100644
--- a/docs/capacity.md
+++ b/docs/capacity.md
@@ -92,15 +92,15 @@ Other job types have a fixed execution impact:
 * Project Updates: 1
 * System Jobs: 5
 
-For jobs that execute on the same node as they are controlled by, both settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT and the job task execution impact apply.
+For jobs that execute on the same node as they are controlled by, both settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT and the job task execution impact apply.
 
 Examples:
-Given settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT is 1:
+Given settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT is 1:
   - Project updates (where the execution_node is always the same as the controller_node), have a total impact of 2.
   - Container group jobs (where the execution node is not a member of the cluster) only control impact applies, and the controller node has a total task impact of 1.
   - A job executing on a "hybrid" node where both control and execution will occur on the same node has the task impact of (1 overhead for ansible main process) + (min(forks,hosts)) + (1 control node task impact). Meaning a Job running on a hybrid node with forks set to 1 would have a total task impact of 3.
 
-### Selecting the Right settings.AWX_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT
+### Selecting the Right settings.ASCENDER_CONTROL_NODE_TASK_IMPACT
 
 This setting allows you to determine how much impact controlling jobs has. This
 can be helpful if you notice symptoms of your control plane exceeding desired
diff --git a/docs/deprecated/inventory_refresh.md b/docs/deprecated/inventory_refresh.md
index 9c021ab1d..de2e27656 100644
--- a/docs/deprecated/inventory_refresh.md
+++ b/docs/deprecated/inventory_refresh.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ are generated by the `update_host_smart_inventory_memberships` task. The task is
     * Existing Host is changed (update/delete).
     * New Smart Inventory is added.
     * Existing Smart Inventory is changed (update/delete).
-    * **NOTE:** This task is only run if the `AWX_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP` is set to `True`. It defaults to `False`.
+    * **NOTE:** This task is only run if the `ASCENDER_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP` is set to `True`. It defaults to `False`.
 
 ### Smart Filter (`host_filter`)
 The `SmartFilter` class handles our translation of the smart search string. We store the
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/userguide/inventories.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/userguide/inventories.rst
index 219030e4d..d367ff2b8 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/userguide/inventories.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/userguide/inventories.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ The ``host`` model has a related endpoint, ``smart_inventories`` that identifies
 
 .. note::
 
-  To update the memberships more frequently, you can change the file-based setting ``AWX_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP`` to **True** (default is False). This will update memberships in the following events:
+  To update the memberships more frequently, you can change the file-based setting ``ASCENDER_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP`` to **True** (default is False). This will update memberships in the following events:
 
   - a new host is added
   - an existing host is modified (updated or deleted)
diff --git a/docs/tasks.md b/docs/tasks.md
index a8c5b055f..7c8432c55 100644
--- a/docs/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/tasks.md
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Running the Update Inventory Computed Fields task in the background, in response
 
 The `smart_inventories` field in Ascender uses a membership lookup table that identifies the set of every Smart Inventory a host is associated with. This particular task generates memberships and is launched whenever certain conditions are met (_e.g._, a new host is added or an existing host is modified).
 
-An important thing to note is that this task is only run if the `AWX_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP` is set to `True` (default is `False`).
+An important thing to note is that this task is only run if the `ASCENDER_REBUILD_SMART_MEMBERSHIP` is set to `True` (default is `False`).
 
 For more information, visit the [Smart Inventories section](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/latest/html/userguide/inventories.html#smart-inventories) of the Tower User Guide's "Inventory" page or the Ascender documentation page [Inventory Refresh Overview page](github.com/ctrliq/ascender/blob/main/docs/inventory_refresh.md#inventory-changes) in this repo.