diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index cabdfebb..c25c0c34 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ parse_config(const char *config_file, t_configuration_options *options)
 	memset(options->rsync_options, 0, sizeof(options->rsync_options));
 	memset(options->ssh_options, 0, sizeof(options->ssh_options));
 	memset(options->pg_bindir, 0, sizeof(options->pg_bindir));
-	memset(options->pgctl_options, 0, sizeof(options->pgctl_options));
+	memset(options->pg_ctl_options, 0, sizeof(options->pg_ctl_options));
 	memset(options->pg_basebackup_options, 0, sizeof(options->pg_basebackup_options));
 
 	/* default master_response_timeout is 60 seconds */
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ parse_config(const char *config_file, t_configuration_options *options)
 		else if (strcmp(name, "pg_bindir") == 0)
 			strncpy(options->pg_bindir, value, MAXLEN);
 		else if (strcmp(name, "pg_ctl_options") == 0)
-			strncpy(options->pgctl_options, value, MAXLEN);
+			strncpy(options->pg_ctl_options, value, MAXLEN);
 		else if (strcmp(name, "pg_basebackup_options") == 0)
 			strncpy(options->pg_basebackup_options, value, MAXLEN);
 		else if (strcmp(name, "logfile") == 0)
@@ -540,10 +540,10 @@ reload_config(char *config_file, t_configuration_options * orig_options)
 		config_changed = true;
 	}
 
-	/* pgctl_options */
-	if(strcmp(orig_options->pgctl_options, new_options.pgctl_options) != 0)
+	/* pg_ctl_options */
+	if(strcmp(orig_options->pg_ctl_options, new_options.pg_ctl_options) != 0)
 	{
-		strcpy(orig_options->pgctl_options, new_options.pgctl_options);
+		strcpy(orig_options->pg_ctl_options, new_options.pg_ctl_options);
 		config_changed = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 6d132d8e..85d2934f 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ typedef struct
 	int			reconnect_attempts;
 	int			reconnect_intvl;
 	char		pg_bindir[MAXLEN];
-	char		pgctl_options[MAXLEN];
+	char		pg_ctl_options[MAXLEN];
 	char		pg_basebackup_options[MAXLEN];
 	char		logfile[MAXLEN];
 	int			monitor_interval_secs;
diff --git a/repmgr.c b/repmgr.c
index e7776806..8fb063a1 100644
--- a/repmgr.c
+++ b/repmgr.c
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ do_standby_follow(void)
 
 	/* Finally, restart the service */
 	maxlen_snprintf(script, "%s %s -w -D %s -m fast restart",
-					make_pg_path("pg_ctl"), options.pgctl_options, data_dir);
+					make_pg_path("pg_ctl"), options.pg_ctl_options, data_dir);
 
 	log_notice(_("restarting server using '%s'\n"),
 			   script);
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 
 	sprintf(script, "%s %s -D %s init -o \"%s-U %s\"",
 			make_pg_path("pg_ctl"),
-			options.pgctl_options, runtime_options.dest_dir,
+			options.pg_ctl_options, runtime_options.dest_dir,
 			runtime_options.initdb_no_pwprompt ? "" : "-W ",
 			runtime_options.superuser);
 	log_info(_("initializing cluster for witness: %s.\n"), script);
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	/* start new instance */
 	sprintf(script, "%s %s -w -D %s start",
 			make_pg_path("pg_ctl"),
-			options.pgctl_options, runtime_options.dest_dir);
+			options.pg_ctl_options, runtime_options.dest_dir);
 	log_info(_("starting witness server: %s\n"), script);
 	r = system(script);
 	if (r != 0)
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ do_witness_create(void)
 	/* reload to adapt for changed pg_hba.conf */
 	sprintf(script, "%s %s -w -D %s reload",
 			make_pg_path("pg_ctl"),
-			options.pgctl_options, runtime_options.dest_dir);
+			options.pg_ctl_options, runtime_options.dest_dir);
 	log_info(_("reloading witness server configuration: %s"), script);
 	r = system(script);
 	if (r != 0)