diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac34402..269af1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ and the destination path (`/path/to/replica`) to where you want to replicate
 from and to.
 
 ```yaml
-databases:
+dbs:
   - path: "/path/to/db"
     replicas:
       - type: file
diff --git a/cmd/litestream/main.go b/cmd/litestream/main.go
index 2932504..6ff0d1e 100644
--- a/cmd/litestream/main.go
+++ b/cmd/litestream/main.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Addr string `yaml:"addr"`
 
 	// List of databases to manage.
-	DBs []*DBConfig `yaml:"databases"`
+	DBs []*DBConfig `yaml:"dbs"`
 }
 
 // DefaultConfig returns a new instance of Config with defaults set.