diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 38b66740..4af25c24 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ parse_config(t_configuration_options *options)
 	memset(options->pg_bindir, 0, sizeof(options->pg_bindir));
 	memset(options->pg_ctl_options, 0, sizeof(options->pg_ctl_options));
 	memset(options->pg_basebackup_options, 0, sizeof(options->pg_basebackup_options));
-	memset(options->pg_restore_command, 0, sizeof(options->pg_restore_command));
+	memset(options->restore_command, 0, sizeof(options->restore_command));
 
 	/* default master_response_timeout is 60 seconds */
 	options->master_response_timeout = 60;
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ parse_config(t_configuration_options *options)
 			parse_event_notifications_list(options, value);
 		else if (strcmp(name, "tablespace_mapping") == 0)
 			tablespace_list_append(options, value);
-		else if (strcmp(name, "pg_restore_command") == 0)
-			strncpy(options->pg_restore_command, value, MAXLEN);
+		else if (strcmp(name, "restore_command") == 0)
+			strncpy(options->restore_command, value, MAXLEN);
 		else
 		{
 			known_parameter = false;
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 37186444..3449ad3c 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef struct
 	char		pg_bindir[MAXLEN];
 	char		pg_ctl_options[MAXLEN];
 	char		pg_basebackup_options[MAXLEN];
-        char            pg_restore_command[MAXLEN];
+	char		restore_command[MAXLEN];
 	char		logfile[MAXLEN];
 	int			monitor_interval_secs;
 	int			retry_promote_interval_secs;
diff --git a/repmgr.c b/repmgr.c
index c8a0b7cf..c1ba3187 100644
--- a/repmgr.c
+++ b/repmgr.c
@@ -4265,11 +4265,11 @@ create_recovery_file(const char *data_dir)
 		log_debug(_("recovery.conf: %s"), line);
 	}
 
-	/* If pg_restore_command is set, we use it as restore_command in recovery.conf */
-	if (strcmp(options.pg_restore_command, "") != 0)
+	/* If restore_command is set, we use it as restore_command in recovery.conf */
+	if (strcmp(options.restore_command, "") != 0)
 	{
 		maxlen_snprintf(line, "restore_command = '%s'\n",
-						options.pg_restore_command);
+						options.restore_command);
 		if (write_recovery_file_line(recovery_file, recovery_file_path, line) == false)
 		        return false;
 		log_debug(_("recovery.conf: %s"), line);
diff --git a/repmgr.conf.sample b/repmgr.conf.sample
index 0558b085..4cfa3d71 100644
--- a/repmgr.conf.sample
+++ b/repmgr.conf.sample
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 # You can specify a restore_command to be used in the recovery.conf that
 # will be placed in the cloned standby
 #
-# pg_restore_command = cp /path/to/archived/wals/%f %p
+# restore_command = cp /path/to/archived/wals/%f %p
 
 # Failover settings (repmgrd)
 # ---------------------------