diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index aeef1c1..9f4865e 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ config::~config() {
 }
 
 bool config::load_config() {
-    std::string config_path = localfile::dropshell_conf();
+    std::string config_path = localfile::dropshell_env();
     if (config_path.empty() || !std::filesystem::exists(config_path))
         return false;
 
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ void config::save_config()
         return;
     }
 
-    std::string parent_path = dropshell::get_parent(localfile::dropshell_conf());
+    std::string parent_path = dropshell::get_parent(localfile::dropshell_env());
     std::filesystem::create_directories(parent_path);
 
-    std::string config_path = localfile::dropshell_conf();
+    std::string config_path = localfile::dropshell_env();
     envmanager config_env(config_path);
 
     config_env.set_variable("local.config.directories", multi2string(mLocalConfigPaths));
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c6a8ef4..74e91a7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         }
 
         if (cmd == "edit" && argc < 3) {
-            std::string config_file = dropshell::localfile::dropshell_conf();
+            std::string config_file = dropshell::localfile::dropshell_env();
             std::filesystem::create_directories(  dropshell::get_parent(config_file) );
             dropshell::edit_file(config_file, "Please ensure any directories you have introduced in the config file exist.");
             return 0;
diff --git a/src/utils/directories.cpp b/src/utils/directories.cpp
index 39478af..76dbe28 100644
--- a/src/utils/directories.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/directories.cpp
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ namespace dropshell {
 
 
 namespace localfile {
-    std::string dropshell_conf() {
-    // Try ~/.config/dropshell/dropshell.conf
+    std::string dropshell_env() {
+    // Try ~/.config/dropshell/dropshell.env
     const char* home = std::getenv("HOME");
     if (home) {
-        fs::path user_path = fs::path(home) / ".config" / "dropshell" /  "dropshell.conf";
+        fs::path user_path = fs::path(home) / ".config" / "dropshell" /  "dropshell.env";
         return user_path.string();
     }
     std::cerr << "Warning: Couldn't determine user directory" << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/utils/directories.hpp b/src/utils/directories.hpp
index 32d484f..e10e733 100644
--- a/src/utils/directories.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/directories.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace dropshell {
     //   |       |-- service_name.hash.env
     namespace localfile {
         // ~/.config/dropshell/dropshell.conf
-        std::string dropshell_conf();
+        std::string dropshell_env();
         std::string server_env(const std::string &server_name);
         std::string service_env(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &service_name);
         std::string service_hash(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &service_name);