diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index 089088f4..d1163874 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ registration_token = "change this token for something specific to your server"
 # This is checked upon room alias creation, custom room ID creation if used, and startup as warnings if any room aliases
 # in your database have a forbidden room alias/ID.
 # No default.
-# forbidden_room_names = []
+# forbidden_alias_names = []
 
 # Set this to true to allow your server's public room directory to be federated.
 # Set this to false to protect against /publicRooms spiders, but will forbid external users
diff --git a/src/api/client_server/alias.rs b/src/api/client_server/alias.rs
index be4a8ed0..dc37c3a7 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/alias.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/alias.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub async fn create_alias_route(body: Ruma<create_alias::v3::Request>) -> Result
 		return Err(Error::BadRequest(ErrorKind::InvalidParam, "Alias is from another server."));
 	}
 
-	if services().globals.forbidden_room_names().is_match(body.room_alias.alias()) {
+	if services().globals.forbidden_alias_names().is_match(body.room_alias.alias()) {
 		return Err(Error::BadRequest(ErrorKind::Unknown, "Room alias is forbidden."));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/api/client_server/room.rs b/src/api/client_server/room.rs
index a6e667d7..843cf0ed 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/room.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/room.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(body: Ruma<create_room::v3::Request>) -> Result<c
 				}
 
 				// apply forbidden room alias checks to custom room IDs too
-				if services().globals.forbidden_room_names().is_match(&custom_room_id_s) {
+				if services().globals.forbidden_alias_names().is_match(&custom_room_id_s) {
 					return Err(Error::BadRequest(ErrorKind::Unknown, "Custom room ID is forbidden."));
 				}
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub async fn create_room_route(body: Ruma<create_room::v3::Request>) -> Result<c
 		}
 
 		// check if room alias is forbidden
-		if services().globals.forbidden_room_names().is_match(localpart) {
+		if services().globals.forbidden_alias_names().is_match(localpart) {
 			return Err(Error::BadRequest(ErrorKind::Unknown, "Room alias name is forbidden."));
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index c6252a83..2ecbce3a 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 
 	#[serde(default = "RegexSet::empty")]
 	#[serde(with = "serde_regex")]
-	pub forbidden_room_names: RegexSet,
+	pub forbidden_alias_names: RegexSet,
 
 	#[serde(default = "RegexSet::empty")]
 	#[serde(with = "serde_regex")]
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for Config {
 			("Forbidden usernames", {
 				&self.forbidden_usernames.patterns().iter().join(", ")
 			}),
-			("Forbidden room names", {
-				&self.forbidden_room_names.patterns().iter().join(", ")
+			("Forbidden room aliases", {
+				&self.forbidden_alias_names.patterns().iter().join(", ")
 			}),
 			(
 				"URL preview domain contains allowlist",
diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index d61dfad2..55d4ce9c 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
 			}
 
 			{
-				let patterns = &services().globals.config.forbidden_room_names;
+				let patterns = &services().globals.config.forbidden_alias_names;
 				if !patterns.is_empty() {
 					for address in services().rooms.metadata.iter_ids() {
 						let room_id = address?;
diff --git a/src/service/globals/mod.rs b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
index 6f30e1b2..3f95c138 100644
--- a/src/service/globals/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ impl Service<'_> {
 
 	pub fn url_preview_check_root_domain(&self) -> bool { self.config.url_preview_check_root_domain }
 
-	pub fn forbidden_room_names(&self) -> &RegexSet { &self.config.forbidden_room_names }
+	pub fn forbidden_alias_names(&self) -> &RegexSet { &self.config.forbidden_alias_names }
 
 	pub fn forbidden_usernames(&self) -> &RegexSet { &self.config.forbidden_usernames }