diff --git a/DEPLOY.md b/DEPLOY.md
index fe8c331b..52464e17 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/DEPLOY.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ allow_federation = true
 
 trusted_servers = ["matrix.org"]
 
-#cache_capacity = 1073741824 # in bytes, 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+#db_cache_capacity = 1073741824 # in bytes, 1024 * 1024 * 1024
 #max_concurrent_requests = 100 # How many requests Conduit sends to other servers at the same time
 #workers = 4 # default: cpu core count * 2
 
diff --git a/conduit-example.toml b/conduit-example.toml
index db0bbb77..2df8854f 100644
--- a/conduit-example.toml
+++ b/conduit-example.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ max_request_size = 20_000_000 # in bytes
 
 trusted_servers = ["matrix.org"]
 
-#cache_capacity = 1073741824 # in bytes, 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+#db_cache_capacity = 1073741824 # in bytes, 1024 * 1024 * 1024
 #max_concurrent_requests = 100 # How many requests Conduit sends to other servers at the same time
 #log = "info,state_res=warn,rocket=off,_=off,sled=off"
 #workers = 4 # default: cpu core count * 2
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 6a4cdb8a..4c33e7d8 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ max_request_size = 20_000_000 # in bytes
 # Enable jaeger to support monitoring and troubleshooting through jaeger.
 #allow_jaeger = false
 
-#cache_capacity = 1073741824 # in bytes, 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+#db_cache_capacity = 1073741824 # in bytes, 1024 * 1024 * 1024
 #max_concurrent_requests = 100 # How many requests Conduit sends to other servers at the same time
 #log = "info,state_res=warn,rocket=off,_=off,sled=off"
 #workers = 4 # default: cpu core count * 2
diff --git a/src/database/abstraction/sled.rs b/src/database/abstraction/sled.rs
index 8c7f80d3..bf5aa2bc 100644
--- a/src/database/abstraction/sled.rs
+++ b/src/database/abstraction/sled.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl DatabaseEngine for Engine {
         Ok(Arc::new(Engine(
             sled::Config::default()
                 .path(&config.database_path)
-                .cache_capacity(config.cache_capacity as u64)
+                .cache_capacity(config.db_cache_capacity as u64)
                 .use_compression(true)
                 .open()?,
         )))