diff --git a/.env.default b/.env.default
index 7e7a6ccf7..7487743a2 100644
--- a/.env.default
+++ b/.env.default
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SILEX_PORT=6805 # 6805 is the date of sexual revolution started in paris france
 SILEX_HOST=localhost
 SILEX_PROTOCOL=http
 SILEX_DEBUG=FALSE
-SILEX_CONFIG=
+SILEX_SERVER_CONFIG=
 SILEX_SSL_PORT=
 SILEX_FORCE_HTTPS=
 SILEX_SSL_PRIVATE_KEY=
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0047e0da2..320ff61cc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ENV SILEX_PORT=6805
 ENV SILEX_HOST=localhost
 ENV SILEX_PROTOCOL=http
 ENV SILEX_DEBUG=FALSE
-ENV SILEX_CONFIG=
+ENV SILEX_SERVER_CONFIG=
 ENV SILEX_SSL_PORT=
 ENV SILEX_FORCE_HTTPS=
 ENV SILEX_SSL_PRIVATE_KEY=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7eb56144e..14fd20ec6 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ You can configure Silex using environment variables and command-line options. Al
 There are config files (same as plugins) in the `examples/` folder. To start Silex locally with these config:
 
 ```sh
-$ SILEX_CLIENT_CONFIG=./examples/client-config-transformers.js SILEX_CONFIG=`pwd`/examples/server-config-plugins.js npm run start:debug
+$ SILEX_CLIENT_CONFIG=./examples/client-config-transformers.js SILEX_SERVER_CONFIG=`pwd`/examples/server-config-plugins.js npm run start:debug
 ```
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/src/ts/server/cli.ts b/src/ts/server/cli.ts
index 5faabe767..7d68084f8 100644
--- a/src/ts/server/cli.ts
+++ b/src/ts/server/cli.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ const options = parse({
   'host': ['', 'Sets the host param of the express module "cookie-session".', 'string'],
   'port': [ 'p', 'Port to listen to', 'int'],
   'protocol': ['', 'Sets the protocol param of the express module "cookie-session".', 'string'],
-  'config': [ 'c', 'Path for the server side config file to load at startup', 'file'],
-  'client-config': ['', 'Path to client config file to be served on .silex-client.js', 'string'],
+  'server-config': [ 's', 'Path for the server side config file to load at startup', 'file'],
+  'client-config': ['c', 'Path to client config file to be served on .silex-client.js', 'file'],
   'fs-root': ['', 'Path to the root folder where to store websites. Used by the default storage connector (fs).', 'string'],
   'fs-hosting-root': ['', 'Path to the root folder where to publish websites. Used by the default hosting connector (fs).', 'string'],
   'session-name': ['', 'Sets the name param of the express module "cookie-session".', 'string'],
-  'session-secret': ['s', 'Session secret', 'string'],
+  'session-secret': ['', 'Session secret', 'string'],
   'ssl-port': [ false, 'Port to listen to for SSL/HTTPS', 'int'],
   'force-https': [ false, 'Force HTTPS', 'boolean'],
   'ssl-private-key': [ false, 'Path to private key for SSL', 'file'],
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if(options['url']) process.env.SILEX_URL = options['url']
 if(options['host']) process.env.SILEX_HOST = options['host']
 if(options.port) process.env.SILEX_PORT = options.port
 if(options['protocol']) process.env.SILEX_PROTOCOL = options['protocol']
-if(options.config) process.env.SILEX_CONFIG = options.config
+if(options['server-config']) process.env.SILEX_SERVER_CONFIG = options['server-config']
 if(options['client-config']) process.env.SILEX_CLIENT_CONFIG = options['client-config']
 if(options['fs-root']) process.env.SILEX_FS_ROOT = options['fs-root']
 if(options['fs-hosting-root']) process.env.SILEX_FS_HOSTING_ROOT = options['fs-hosting-root']
diff --git a/src/ts/server/config.ts b/src/ts/server/config.ts
index 7ef3a9d21..9bf5346c3 100644
--- a/src/ts/server/config.ts
+++ b/src/ts/server/config.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class ServerConfig extends Config {
   public port = process.env.SILEX_PORT
   public debug = process.env.SILEX_DEBUG === 'true'
   public url = process.env.SILEX_URL?.replace(/\/$/, '') ?? `${process.env.SILEX_PROTOCOL}://${process.env.SILEX_HOST}:${process.env.SILEX_PORT}`
-  public userConfigPath: Plugin | undefined = process.env.SILEX_CONFIG
+  public userConfigPath: Plugin | undefined = process.env.SILEX_SERVER_CONFIG
   public configFilePath: Plugin = resolve(__dirname, '../../../.silex.js')
 
   // All connectors or just the storage or hosting connectors