diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 7a49d65..62d2cb3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ type PushJob struct {
 
 type PullJob struct {
 	ActiveJob `yaml:",inline"`
-	RootDataset string        `yaml:"root_dataset"`
-	Interval    time.Duration `yaml:"interval,positive"`
+	RootFS    string        `yaml:"root_fs"`
+	Interval  time.Duration `yaml:"interval,positive"`
 }
 
 type SinkJob struct {
 	PassiveJob `yaml:",inline"`
-	RootDataset string    `yaml:"root_dataset"`
+	RootFS     string `yaml:"root_fs"`
 }
 
 type SourceJob struct {
diff --git a/config/config_global_test.go b/config/config_global_test.go
index 50948b7..f73219e 100644
--- a/config/config_global_test.go
+++ b/config/config_global_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     clients: {
       "10.0.0.1":"foo"
     }
-  root_dataset: zoot/foo
+  root_fs: zoot/foo
 `
 	_, err := ParseConfigBytes([]byte(jobdef))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/config/config_rpc_test.go b/config/config_rpc_test.go
index f74581d..f02311e 100644
--- a/config/config_rpc_test.go
+++ b/config/config_rpc_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     address: "server1.foo.bar:8888"
     rpc:
       timeout: 20s # different form default, should merge
-  root_dataset: "pool2/backup_servers"
+  root_fs: "pool2/backup_servers"
   interval: 10m
   pruning:
     keep_sender:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     address: "server1.foo.bar:8888"
     rpc:
       tx_chunk_size: 0xabcd # different from default, should merge
-  root_dataset: "pool2/backup_servers"
+  root_fs: "pool2/backup_servers"
   interval: 10m
   pruning:
     keep_sender:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
 - type: sink
   name: "laptop_sink"
-  root_dataset: "pool2/backup_laptops"
+  root_fs: "pool2/backup_laptops"
   serve:
     type: tcp
     listen: "192.168.122.189:8888"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
 - type: sink
   name: "other_sink"
-  root_dataset: "pool2/backup_laptops"
+  root_fs: "pool2/backup_laptops"
   serve:
     type: tcp
     listen: "192.168.122.189:8888"
diff --git a/config/samples/local.yml b/config/samples/local.yml
index 7c886ba..fbf7861 100644
--- a/config/samples/local.yml
+++ b/config/samples/local.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 jobs:
   - type: sink
     name: "local_sink"
-    root_dataset: "storage/zrepl/sink"
+    root_fs: "storage/zrepl/sink"
     serve:
       type: local
       listener_name: localsink
diff --git a/config/samples/pull.yml b/config/samples/pull.yml
index 4eb5113..9a32a43 100644
--- a/config/samples/pull.yml
+++ b/config/samples/pull.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     cert: "/certs/cert.crt"
     key: "/certs/key.pem"
     server_cn: "server1"
-  root_dataset: "pool2/backup_servers"
+  root_fs: "pool2/backup_servers"
   interval: 10m
   pruning:
     keep_sender:
diff --git a/config/samples/pull_ssh.yml b/config/samples/pull_ssh.yml
index be5229b..cbe8559 100644
--- a/config/samples/pull_ssh.yml
+++ b/config/samples/pull_ssh.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     identity_file: /etc/zrepl/ssh/identity
     options: # optional, default [], `-o` arguments passed to ssh
     - "Compression=on"
-  root_dataset: "pool2/backup_servers"
+  root_fs: "pool2/backup_servers"
   interval: 10m
   pruning:
     keep_sender:
diff --git a/config/samples/sink.yml b/config/samples/sink.yml
index 01990da..917a3cf 100644
--- a/config/samples/sink.yml
+++ b/config/samples/sink.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 jobs:
   - type: sink
     name: "laptop_sink"
-    root_dataset: "pool2/backup_laptops"
+    root_fs: "pool2/backup_laptops"
     serve:
       type: tls
       listen: "192.168.122.189:8888"
diff --git a/daemon/job/active.go b/daemon/job/active.go
index 15af588..edf24e9 100644
--- a/daemon/job/active.go
+++ b/daemon/job/active.go
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ func modePushFromConfig(g *config.Global, in *config.PushJob) (*modePush, error)
 }
 
 type modePull struct {
-	rootDataset *zfs.DatasetPath
+	rootFS   *zfs.DatasetPath
 	interval time.Duration
 }
 
 func (m *modePull) SenderReceiver(client *streamrpc.Client) (replication.Sender, replication.Receiver, error) {
 	sender := endpoint.NewRemote(client)
-	receiver, err := endpoint.NewReceiver(m.rootDataset)
+	receiver, err := endpoint.NewReceiver(m.rootFS)
 	return sender, receiver, err
 }
 
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ func modePullFromConfig(g *config.Global, in *config.PullJob) (m *modePull, err
 	}
 	m.interval = in.Interval
 
-	m.rootDataset, err = zfs.NewDatasetPath(in.RootDataset)
+	m.rootFS, err = zfs.NewDatasetPath(in.RootFS)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("root dataset is not a valid zfs filesystem path")
+		return nil, errors.New("RootFS is not a valid zfs filesystem path")
 	}
-	if m.rootDataset.Length() <= 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("root dataset must not be empty") // duplicates error check of receiver
+	if m.rootFS.Length() <= 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("RootFS must not be empty") // duplicates error check of receiver
 	}
 
 	return m, nil
diff --git a/daemon/job/passive.go b/daemon/job/passive.go
index 02ac9b6..ac843b3 100644
--- a/daemon/job/passive.go
+++ b/daemon/job/passive.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (m *modeSink) RunPeriodic(_ context.Context) {}
 
 func modeSinkFromConfig(g *config.Global, in *config.SinkJob) (m *modeSink, err error) {
 	m = &modeSink{}
-	m.rootDataset, err = zfs.NewDatasetPath(in.RootDataset)
+	m.rootDataset, err = zfs.NewDatasetPath(in.RootFS)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("root dataset is not a valid zfs filesystem path")
 	}