diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f03222..1e5cb7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ local dn = require('dark_notify')
 
 -- Configure
 dn.run({
-    schemes {
+    schemes = {
       -- you can use a different colorscheme for each
       dark  = "dark colorscheme name",
       -- even a different `set background=light/dark` setting or lightline theme
+      -- if you use lightline, you may want to configure lightline themes,
+      -- even if they're the same one, especially if the theme reacts to :set bg
       light = {
-        name = "light scheme name",
-        background = "either light or dark",
+        colorscheme = "light scheme name",
+        background = "override to either light or dark",
         lightline = "set your lightline theme name here"
       }
     },
diff --git a/lua/dark_notify.lua b/lua/dark_notify.lua
index 3d69e1a..fef32b6 100644
--- a/lua/dark_notify.lua
+++ b/lua/dark_notify.lua
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ end
 function apply_mode(mode)
   local config = get_config()
   local sel = config.schemes[mode] or {}
-  local name = sel.name or nil
+  local colorscheme = sel.colorscheme or nil
   local bg = sel.background or mode
   local lltheme = sel.lightline or nil
 
   vim.api.nvim_command('set background=' .. bg)
-  if name ~= nil then
-    vim.api.nvim_command('colorscheme ' .. name)
+  if colorscheme ~= nil then
+    vim.api.nvim_command('colorscheme ' .. colorscheme)
   end
 
   -- now try to reload lightline
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function run(config)
 
   for _, mode in pairs({ "light", "dark" }) do
     if type(schemes[mode]) == "string" then
-      schemes[mode] = { name = schemes[mode] }
+      schemes[mode] = { colorscheme = schemes[mode] }
     end
   end
 
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ return {
 --  lightline_loaders = {
 --    my_colorscheme = "path_to_my_colorscheme's lightline autoload file"
 --  },
---  schemes {
+--  schemes = {
 --    dark  = "dark colorscheme name",
---    light = { name = "light scheme name", background = "optional override, either light or dark" }
+--    light = { colorscheme = "light scheme name", background = "optional override, either light or dark" }
 --  }
 -- })