diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4aaa5cbd..4de17302 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ Note that you can also add environment variables in the configuration file (i.e.
 | `alerting.mattermost.insecure`           | Whether to skip verifying the server's certificate chain and host name        | `false`        |
 | `alerting.messagebird`                   | Settings for alerts of type `messagebird`                                     | `{}`           |
 | `alerting.messagebird.access-key`        | Messagebird access key                                                        | Required `""`  |
-| `alerting.messagebird.from`              | The sender of the message                                                     | Required `""`  |
-| `alerting.messagebird.to`                | The recipients of the message                                                 | Required `""`  |
+| `alerting.messagebird.originator`        | The sender of the message                                                     | Required `""`  |
+| `alerting.messagebird.recipients`        | The recipients of the message                                                 | Required `""`  |
 | `alerting.custom`                        | Configuration for custom actions on failure or alerts                         | `{}`           |
 | `alerting.custom.url`                    | Custom alerting request url                                                   | Required `""`  |
 | `alerting.custom.method`                 | Request method                                                                | `GET`          |
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ Example of sending **sms** message alert by using Messagebird
 alerting:
   messagebird:
     access-key: "..."
-    from: "31619191918"
-    to: "31619191919,31619191920"
+    originator: "31619191918"
+    recipients: "31619191919,31619191920"
 services:
   - name: twinnation
     interval: 30s
diff --git a/alerting/provider/messagebird/messagebird.go b/alerting/provider/messagebird/messagebird.go
index 9b3ddf54..739c43e3 100644
--- a/alerting/provider/messagebird/messagebird.go
+++ b/alerting/provider/messagebird/messagebird.go
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ const (
 
 // AlertProvider is the configuration necessary for sending an alert using Messagebird
 type AlertProvider struct {
-	AccessKey string `yaml:"access-key"`
-	From      string `yaml:"from"`
-	To        string `yaml:"to"`
+	AccessKey  string `yaml:"access-key"`
+	Originator string `yaml:"originator"`
+	Recipients string `yaml:"recipients"`
 }
 
 // IsValid returns whether the provider's configuration is valid
 func (provider *AlertProvider) IsValid() bool {
-	return len(provider.AccessKey) > 0 && len(provider.From) > 0 && len(provider.To) > 0
+	return len(provider.AccessKey) > 0 && len(provider.Originator) > 0 && len(provider.Recipients) > 0
 }
 
 // ToCustomAlertProvider converts the provider into a custom.AlertProvider
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (provider *AlertProvider) ToCustomAlertProvider(service *core.Service, aler
   "originator": "%s",
   "recipients": "%s",
   "body": "%s"
-}`, provider.From, provider.To, message),
+}`, provider.Originator, provider.Recipients, message),
 		Headers: map[string]string{
 			"Content-Type":  "application/json",
 			"Authorization": fmt.Sprintf("AccessKey %s", provider.AccessKey),
diff --git a/alerting/provider/messagebird/messagebird_test.go b/alerting/provider/messagebird/messagebird_test.go
index 70ad9692..9a9d4b10 100644
--- a/alerting/provider/messagebird/messagebird_test.go
+++ b/alerting/provider/messagebird/messagebird_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ func TestMessagebirdAlertProvider_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("provider shouldn't have been valid")
 	}
 	validProvider := AlertProvider{
-		AccessKey: "1",
-		From:      "1",
-		To:        "1",
+		AccessKey:  "1",
+		Originator: "1",
+		Recipients: "1",
 	}
 	if !validProvider.IsValid() {
 		t.Error("provider should've been valid")
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ func TestMessagebirdAlertProvider_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAlertProvider_ToCustomAlertProviderWithResolvedAlert(t *testing.T) {
 	provider := AlertProvider{
-		AccessKey: "1",
-		From:      "1",
-		To:        "1",
+		AccessKey:  "1",
+		Originator: "1",
+		Recipients: "1",
 	}
 	customAlertProvider := provider.ToCustomAlertProvider(&core.Service{}, &core.Alert{}, &core.Result{}, true)
 	if customAlertProvider == nil {
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ func TestAlertProvider_ToCustomAlertProviderWithResolvedAlert(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAlertProvider_ToCustomAlertProviderWithTriggeredAlert(t *testing.T) {
 	provider := AlertProvider{
-		AccessKey: "1",
-		From:      "1",
-		To:        "1",
+		AccessKey:  "1",
+		Originator: "1",
+		Recipients: "1",
 	}
 	customAlertProvider := provider.ToCustomAlertProvider(&core.Service{}, &core.Alert{}, &core.Result{}, false)
 	if customAlertProvider == nil {
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index cb8429dd..a304e837 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -416,11 +416,11 @@ services:
 	if config.Alerting.Messagebird.AccessKey != "1" {
 		t.Errorf("Messagebird access key should've been %s, but was %s", "1", config.Alerting.Messagebird.AccessKey)
 	}
-	if config.Alerting.Messagebird.From != "31619191918" {
-		t.Errorf("Messagebird from field should've been %s, but was %s", "31619191918", config.Alerting.Messagebird.From)
+	if config.Alerting.Messagebird.Originator != "31619191918" {
+		t.Errorf("Messagebird originator field should've been %s, but was %s", "31619191918", config.Alerting.Messagebird.Originator)
 	}
-	if config.Alerting.Messagebird.To != "31619191919" {
-		t.Errorf("Messagebird to field should've been %s, but was %s", "31619191919", config.Alerting.Messagebird.To)
+	if config.Alerting.Messagebird.Recipients != "31619191919" {
+		t.Errorf("Messagebird to recipients should've been %s, but was %s", "31619191919", config.Alerting.Messagebird.Recipients)
 	}
 	if len(config.Services) != 1 {
 		t.Error("There should've been 1 service")