diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b4828a..a4da112 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ networks:
 ```
 
 
-#### The `CONFDIR`
+#### The `CONFIGDIR`
 
 Sometimes, it's convenient to re-use configuration files across projects.
 For this use case, create a directory named `conf` in a project.
-Those will all be combined into a directory available as **${CONFDIR}** in your `docker-compose.yml` files.
+Those will all be combined into a directory available as **${CONFIGDIR}** in your `docker-compose.yml` files.
 
 
 #### `kiwi.yml` options
diff --git a/example/hello-world.project/conf/html/index.html b/example/config/html/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from example/hello-world.project/conf/html/index.html
rename to example/config/html/index.html
diff --git a/example/hello-world.project/docker-compose.yml b/example/hello-world.project/docker-compose.yml
index cdb4328..2cc054d 100644
--- a/example/hello-world.project/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/example/hello-world.project/docker-compose.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ services:
       - "8081:8080"
 
   another-web:
-    # Another webserver just to show off the ${CONFDIR} variable
+    # Another webserver just to show off the ${CONFIGDIR} variable
     image: nginx:stable-alpine
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "8082:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${CONFDIR}/html/index.html:/usr/share/nginx/html/index.html:ro"
+      - "${CONFIGDIR}/html/index.html:/usr/share/nginx/html/index.html:ro"
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/_constants.py b/kiwi_scp/_constants.py
index e1e54cc..e5db944 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/_constants.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/_constants.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ HEADER_KIWI_CONF_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/data/etc/kiwi_header.yml"
 DEFAULT_KIWI_CONF_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/data/etc/kiwi_default.yml"
 DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/data/etc/docker-compose_default.yml"
 
-# special config directory in projects
-CONF_DIRECTORY_NAME = 'conf'
+# special config directory
+CONF_DIRECTORY_NAME = 'config'
+
 # location for auxiliary Dockerfiles
 IMAGES_DIRECTORY_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/data/images"
 
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/project.py b/kiwi_scp/project.py
index 47e0699..5b9515d 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/project.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/project.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Project:
                 "COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME": project_name,
                 "KIWI_HUB_NAME": kiwi_hub_name,
                 "TARGETROOT": str(target_root_dir),
-                "CONFDIR": str(conf_dir),
+                "CONFIGDIR": str(conf_dir),
                 "TARGETDIR": str(target_dir),
             },
         }
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/scripts/kiwi.py b/kiwi_scp/scripts/kiwi.py
index 4b00c07..6f96b5d 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/scripts/kiwi.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/scripts/kiwi.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def main(verbose: int) -> None:
     - Manage full instances using just your favorite version control system
     - Group services into projects, each with their own docker-compose.yml
     - Build service-specific, private docker images from Dockerfiles
-    - Make use of the local file system by referring to ${TARGETDIR}, ${TARGETROOT} and ${CONFDIR} in compose files
+    - Make use of the local file system by referring to ${TARGETDIR}, ${TARGETROOT} and ${CONFIGDIR} in compose files
     - Create your own instance-global variables for compose files using the kiwi.yml "environment" section
     """
 
diff --git a/kiwi_scp/service.py b/kiwi_scp/service.py
index c85652f..243c2a6 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/service.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/service.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Service:
     content: CommentedMap = attr.ib()
     parent: "Project" = attr.ib()
 
-    _RE_CONFDIR = re.compile(r"^\s*\$(?:CONFDIR|{CONFDIR})/+(.*)$", flags=re.UNICODE)
+    _RE_CONFIGDIR = re.compile(r"^\s*\$(?:CONFIGDIR|{CONFIGDIR})/+(.*)$", flags=re.UNICODE)
 
     @property
     def configs(self) -> Generator[Path, None, None]:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Service:
 
         for volume in self.content["volumes"]:
             host_part = volume.split(":")[0]
-            cd_match = Service._RE_CONFDIR.match(host_part)
+            cd_match = Service._RE_CONFIGDIR.match(host_part)
 
             if cd_match:
                 yield Path(cd_match.group(1))
diff --git a/tests/test_service.py b/tests/test_service.py
index 4024bdd..a5fa324 100644
--- a/tests/test_service.py
+++ b/tests/test_service.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class TestDefault:
             content=CommentedMap({
                 "image": "repo/image:tag",
                 "volumes": [
-                    "${CONFDIR}/some/config:/path/to/some/config",
-                    "$CONFDIR/other/config:/path/to/other/config",
+                    "${CONFIGDIR}/some/config:/path/to/some/config",
+                    "CONFIGDIR/other/config:/path/to/other/config",
                 ]
             }),
             parent=None,