diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 615573d3..04b8718d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ bootstrap_peers = [
 	"10.0.0.3:3901",
 ]
 
+max_concurrent_rpc_requests = 12
+data_replication_factor = 3
+meta_replication_factor = 3
+meta_epidemic_fanout = 3
+
 [rpc_tls]
 # NOT RECOMMENDED: you can skip this section if you don't want to encrypt intra-cluster traffic
 # Thanks to genkeys.sh, generating the keys and certificates is easy, so there is NO REASON NOT TO DO IT.
diff --git a/src/core/garage.rs b/src/core/garage.rs
index d77b0acd..46e0d02f 100644
--- a/src/core/garage.rs
+++ b/src/core/garage.rs
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ impl Garage {
 		};
 
 		let control_rep_param = TableFullReplication::new(
-			config.meta_epidemic_factor,
-			(config.meta_epidemic_factor + 1) / 2,
+			config.meta_epidemic_fanout,
+			(config.meta_epidemic_fanout + 1) / 2,
 		);
 
 		info!("Initialize block manager...");
diff --git a/src/util/config.rs b/src/util/config.rs
index 28349530..5c01712b 100644
--- a/src/util/config.rs
+++ b/src/util/config.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default = "default_replication_factor")]
 	pub meta_replication_factor: usize,
 
-	#[serde(default = "default_epidemic_factor")]
-	pub meta_epidemic_factor: usize,
+	#[serde(default = "default_epidemic_fanout")]
+	pub meta_epidemic_fanout: usize,
 
 	#[serde(default = "default_replication_factor")]
 	pub data_replication_factor: usize,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fn default_block_size() -> usize {
 fn default_replication_factor() -> usize {
 	3
 }
-fn default_epidemic_factor() -> usize {
+fn default_epidemic_fanout() -> usize {
 	3
 }