diff --git a/backend/.env.dist b/backend/.env.dist
index d53ebdac8..c0a2a6098 100644
--- a/backend/.env.dist
+++ b/backend/.env.dist
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=false
 # POSSIBLE VALUES: all | trace | debug | info | warn | error | fatal
 # LOG_LEVEL=info
 
-# Federation / DHT
-# if you set the value of FEDERATE_DHT_TOPIC, the DHT hyperswarm will start to announce and listen
+# Federation
+# if you set the value of FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC, the DHT hyperswarm will start to announce and listen
 # on an hash created from this topic
-# FEDERATE_DHT_TOPIC=GRADIDO_HUB
-# FEDERATE_DHT_SEED=64ebcb0e3ad547848fef4197c6e2332f 
+# FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=GRADIDO_HUB
+# FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=64ebcb0e3ad547848fef4197c6e2332f 
diff --git a/backend/.env.template b/backend/.env.template
index 2aec0483c..1bb2e4155 100644
--- a/backend/.env.template
+++ b/backend/.env.template
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET=$WEBHOOK_ELOPAGE_SECRET
 # EventProtocol
 EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=$EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED
 
-# DHT/Federation
-FEDERATE_DHT_TOPIC=$FEDERATE_DHT_TOPIC
-FEDERATE_DHT_SEED=$FEDERATE_DHT_SEED
+# Federation
+FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=$FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC
+FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=$FEDERATION_DHT_SEED
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index 9206dcc04..0512434f1 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ if (
 }
 
 const federation = {
-  FEDERATE_DHT_TOPIC: process.env.FEDERATE_DHT_TOPIC || null,
-  FEDERATE_DHT_SEED: process.env.FEDERATE_DHT_SEED || null,
+  FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC || null,
+  FEDERATION_DHT_SEED: process.env.FEDERATION_DHT_SEED || null,
 }
 
 const CONFIG = {