diff --git a/data/hostserv.example.conf b/data/hostserv.example.conf
index ca471ecff..d531264cf 100644
--- a/data/hostserv.example.conf
+++ b/data/hostserv.example.conf
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ module
 	 * If DNS validation is enabled, the TXT record to look for when determining
 	 * if the requester controls the domain. Defaults to anope-dns-validation.
 	 */
-	#validationcooldown = "anope-dns-validation"
+	#validationrecord = "anope-dns-validation"
 }
 command { service = "HostServ"; name = "REQUEST"; command = "hostserv/request"; }
 command { service = "HostServ"; name = "ACTIVATE"; command = "hostserv/activate"; permission = "hostserv/set"; }
diff --git a/modules/hostserv/hs_request.cpp b/modules/hostserv/hs_request.cpp
index 3a1487aac..dfb569e99 100644
--- a/modules/hostserv/hs_request.cpp
+++ b/modules/hostserv/hs_request.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		const auto &block = conf.GetModule(this);
 		commandhsvalidate.cooldown = block.Get<time_t>("validationcooldown", "5m");
-		validation_record = block.Get<const Anope::string>("dnsrecord", "anope-dns-validation");
+		validation_record = block.Get<const Anope::string>("validationrecord", "anope-dns-validation");
 	}
 };