diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea207acd..6d65fcc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ CACHES = {
 
 # Maximum seconds between two reconnection attempts that would cause the client give up.
 # 0 will disable reconnection.
-IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY: int = 604800
+IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT: int = 604800
 
 # The URL for IDOM to serve its Websockets
 IDOM_WEBSOCKET_URL: str = "idom/"
diff --git a/src/django_idom/config.py b/src/django_idom/config.py
index 37d78ad0..c024d77d 100644
--- a/src/django_idom/config.py
+++ b/src/django_idom/config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 IDOM_REGISTERED_COMPONENTS: Dict[str, ComponentConstructor] = {}
 
 IDOM_WEBSOCKET_URL = getattr(settings, "IDOM_WEBSOCKET_URL", "idom/")
-IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY = getattr(settings, "IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY", 604800)
+IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT = getattr(
+    settings, "IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT", 604800
+)
 
 # Determine if using Django caching or LRU cache
 if "idom" in getattr(settings, "CACHES", {}):
diff --git a/src/django_idom/templates/idom/component.html b/src/django_idom/templates/idom/component.html
index 8509bceb..fc8ba6f8 100644
--- a/src/django_idom/templates/idom/component.html
+++ b/src/django_idom/templates/idom/component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     mountPoint,
     "{{ idom_websocket_url }}",
     "{{ idom_web_modules_url }}",
-    "{{ idom_ws_max_reconnect_delay }}",
+    "{{ idom_ws_max_reconnect_timeout }}",
     "{{ idom_component_id }}",
     "{{ idom_component_params }}"
   );
diff --git a/src/django_idom/templatetags/idom.py b/src/django_idom/templatetags/idom.py
index d21620bc..28def13e 100644
--- a/src/django_idom/templatetags/idom.py
+++ b/src/django_idom/templatetags/idom.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from django import template
 from django.urls import reverse
 
-from django_idom.config import IDOM_WEBSOCKET_URL, IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY
+from django_idom.config import IDOM_WEBSOCKET_URL, IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT
 from django_idom.utils import _register_component
 
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def idom_component(_component_id_, **kwargs):
         "class": class_,
         "idom_websocket_url": IDOM_WEBSOCKET_URL,
         "idom_web_modules_url": IDOM_WEB_MODULES_URL,
-        "idom_ws_max_reconnect_delay": IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY,
+        "idom_ws_max_reconnect_timeout": IDOM_WS_MAX_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT,
         "idom_mount_uuid": uuid4().hex,
         "idom_component_id": _component_id_,
         "idom_component_params": urlencode({"kwargs": json_kwargs}),