diff --git a/cmd/config_job_source.go b/cmd/config_job_source.go
index 7d67522..6628235 100644
--- a/cmd/config_job_source.go
+++ b/cmd/config_job_source.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 type SourceJob struct {
 	Name           string
 	Serve          AuthenticatedChannelListenerFactory
-	Datasets       *DatasetMapFilter
+	Filesystems    *DatasetMapFilter
 	SnapshotPrefix string
 	Interval       time.Duration
 	Prune          PrunePolicy
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func parseSourceJob(c JobParsingContext, name string, i map[string]interface{})
 
 	var asMap struct {
 		Serve          map[string]interface{}
-		Datasets       map[string]string
+		Filesystems    map[string]string
 		SnapshotPrefix string `mapstructure:"snapshot_prefix"`
 		Interval       string
 		Prune          map[string]interface{}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func parseSourceJob(c JobParsingContext, name string, i map[string]interface{})
 		return
 	}
 
-	if j.Datasets, err = parseDatasetMapFilter(asMap.Datasets, true); err != nil {
+	if j.Filesystems, err = parseDatasetMapFilter(asMap.Filesystems, true); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (j *SourceJob) JobStart(ctx context.Context) {
 	log := ctx.Value(contextKeyLog).(Logger)
 	defer log.Info("exiting")
 
-	a := IntervalAutosnap{DatasetFilter: j.Datasets, Prefix: j.SnapshotPrefix, SnapshotInterval: j.Interval}
+	a := IntervalAutosnap{DatasetFilter: j.Filesystems, Prefix: j.SnapshotPrefix, SnapshotInterval: j.Interval}
 	p, err := j.Pruner(PrunePolicySideDefault, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("error creating pruner")
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (j *SourceJob) Pruner(side PrunePolicySide, dryRun bool) (p Pruner, err err
 	p = Pruner{
 		time.Now(),
 		dryRun,
-		j.Datasets,
+		j.Filesystems,
 		j.SnapshotPrefix,
 		j.Prune,
 	}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ outer:
 			}
 
 			// construct connection handler
-			handler := NewHandler(log, j.Datasets, &PrefixSnapshotFilter{j.SnapshotPrefix})
+			handler := NewHandler(log, j.Filesystems, &PrefixSnapshotFilter{j.SnapshotPrefix})
 
 			// handle connection
 			rpcServer := rpc.NewServer(rwc)
diff --git a/cmd/sampleconf/pullbackup/productionhost.yml b/cmd/sampleconf/pullbackup/productionhost.yml
index 9d232b7..0ec8576 100644
--- a/cmd/sampleconf/pullbackup/productionhost.yml
+++ b/cmd/sampleconf/pullbackup/productionhost.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     client_identity: fullbackup_prod1
 
   # snapshot these filesystems every 10m with zrepl_ as prefix
-  datasets: {
+  filesystems: {
     "zroot/var/db<": "ok",
     "zroot/usr/home<": "ok",
     "zroot/var/tmp": "!", #don't backup /tmp
diff --git a/cmd/sampleconf/pushbackup/productionhost.yml b/cmd/sampleconf/pushbackup/productionhost.yml
index d38ce53..5b81ecd 100644
--- a/cmd/sampleconf/pushbackup/productionhost.yml
+++ b/cmd/sampleconf/pushbackup/productionhost.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       identity_file: /root/.ssh/id_ed25519
 
   # snapshot these datsets every 10m with zrepl_ as prefix
-  datasets: {
+  filesystems: {
     "zroot/var/db<": "ok",
     "zroot/usr/home<": "!",
   }
diff --git a/cmd/sampleconf/random/debugging.yml b/cmd/sampleconf/random/debugging.yml
index 4030db8..13fd830 100644
--- a/cmd/sampleconf/random/debugging.yml
+++ b/cmd/sampleconf/random/debugging.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   serve:
     type: stdinserver
     client_identity: debian2
-  datasets: {
+  filesystems: {
     "pool1/db<": ok
   }
   snapshot_prefix: zrepl_
diff --git a/cmd/test.go b/cmd/test.go
index 3a46b49..148719b 100644
--- a/cmd/test.go
+++ b/cmd/test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func doTestDatasetMapFilter(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	case *PullJob:
 		mf = j.Mapping
 	case *SourceJob:
-		mf = j.Datasets
+		mf = j.Filesystems
 	case *LocalJob:
 		mf = j.Mapping
 	default:
diff --git a/docs/content/configuration/map_filter_syntax.md b/docs/content/configuration/map_filter_syntax.md
index 5ea7df5..6013dda 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration/map_filter_syntax.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration/map_filter_syntax.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
 - name: pull_backup
   type: source
   ...
-  datasets: {
+  filesystems: {
     "zroot/var/db": "ok",
     "zroot/usr/home<": "ok",
     "zroot/usr/home/paranoid": "!",
diff --git a/docs/content/tutorial/_index.md b/docs/content/tutorial/_index.md
index 7c9076b..7dd6e94 100644
--- a/docs/content/tutorial/_index.md
+++ b/docs/content/tutorial/_index.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
   serve:
     type: stdinserver
     client_identity: backup-srv.example.com
-  datasets: {
+  filesystems: {
     "zroot/var/db": "ok",
     "zroot/usr/home<": "ok",
     "zroot/usr/home/paranoid": "!",