diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 5e1006f50..4b8762761 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ config :pleroma, :mrf_rejectnonpublic,
   allow_followersonly: false,
   allow_direct: false
 
-config :pleroma, :mrf_hellthreadmitigation, threshold: 10
+config :pleroma, :mrf_hellthread, threshold: 10
 
 config :pleroma, :mrf_simple,
   media_removal: [],
diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 819ac91f8..728916f82 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ This section is used to configure Pleroma-FE, unless ``:managed_config`` in ``:i
 * `allow_followersonly`: whether to allow followers-only posts
 * `allow_direct`: whether to allow direct messages
 
-## :mrf_hellthreadmitigation
+## :mrf_hellthread
 * `threshold`: Number of mentioned users after which the message gets discarded as spam
 
 ## :media_proxy
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/hellthread_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/hellthread_policy.ex
index edcbc5219..d5aa2b988 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/hellthread_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/hellthread_policy.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.HellthreadPolicy do
 
   @impl true
   def filter(object) do
-    policy = Pleroma.Config.get(:mrf_hellthreadmitigation)
+    policy = Pleroma.Config.get(:mrf_hellthread)
 
     if length(object["to"]) + length(object["cc"]) > Keyword.get(policy, :threshold) do
       {:reject, nil}