diff --git a/llarp/config/config.cpp b/llarp/config/config.cpp
index f0be4af7e..987a42574 100644
--- a/llarp/config/config.cpp
+++ b/llarp/config/config.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace llarp
     };
 
     conf.defineOption<std::string>(
-        "dns", "upstream-dns", false, true, nonstd::nullopt, [=](std::string arg) {
+        "dns", "upstream", false, true, nonstd::nullopt, [=](std::string arg) {
           m_upstreamDNS.push_back(parseAddr(arg));
         });