diff --git a/dendrite-config.yaml b/dendrite-config.yaml
index d5e0a6369..7c7b9bf05 100644
--- a/dendrite-config.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-config.yaml
@@ -122,5 +122,5 @@ tracing:
         disabled: true
 
 # A list of application service config files to use
-applicationservice:
-    app_service_config_files: []
+application_services:
+    config_files: []
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config/appservice.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config/appservice.go
index 217c11967..3dc3cd662 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config/appservice.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config/appservice.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type ApplicationService struct {
 
 func loadAppservices(config *Dendrite) error {
 	// Iterate through and return all the Application Services
-	for _, configPath := range config.ApplicationService.ConfigFiles {
+	for _, configPath := range config.ApplicationServices.ConfigFiles {
 		// Create a new application service
 		var appservice ApplicationService
 
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config/config.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config/config.go
index f1f89b145..7a7f2b48d 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config/config.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/common/config/config.go
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ type Dendrite struct {
 
 	// Application Services
 	// https://matrix.org/docs/spec/application_service/unstable.html
-	ApplicationService struct {
+	ApplicationServices struct {
 		// Configuration files for various application services
-		ConfigFiles []string `yaml:"app_service_config_files"`
-	} `yaml:"applicationservice"`
+		ConfigFiles []string `yaml:"config_files"`
+	} `yaml:"application_services"`
 
 	// Any information derived from the configuration options for later use.
 	Derived struct {