diff --git a/digwatch.yaml b/digwatch.yaml
index 9d5c98f5..bc6c41ff 100644
--- a/digwatch.yaml
+++ b/digwatch.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-rules_file: /etc/digwatch.conf
+rules_file: /etc/digwatch_rules.conf
 
 # Priority level
 # Any rule with priority lower than this level will be discarded
+# WARNING currently has no effect!
 priority_level: warning
 
 syslog_output:
diff --git a/rules/CMakeLists.txt b/rules/CMakeLists.txt
index b1c34ae1..dff2d608 100644
--- a/rules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-install(FILES digwatch.conf
+install(FILES digwatch_rules.conf
 	DESTINATION "${DIR_ETC}")
 
diff --git a/rules/digwatch.conf b/rules/digwatch_rules.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from rules/digwatch.conf
rename to rules/digwatch_rules.conf
diff --git a/userspace/digwatch/configuration.cpp b/userspace/digwatch/configuration.cpp
index 401d6328..06706b27 100644
--- a/userspace/digwatch/configuration.cpp
+++ b/userspace/digwatch/configuration.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void digwatch_configuration::init(string conf_filename)
 	string m_config_file = conf_filename;
 	m_config = new yaml_configuration(m_config_file);
 
-	m_rules_file = m_config->get_scalar<string>("rules_file", "/etc/digwatch.conf");
+	m_rules_filename = m_config->get_scalar<string>("rules_file", "/etc/digwatch_rules.conf");
 	m_priority_level = m_config->get_scalar<string>("priority_level", "warning");
 
 	output_config file_output;
diff --git a/userspace/digwatch/configuration.h b/userspace/digwatch/configuration.h
index 9d3644ab..056976ea 100644
--- a/userspace/digwatch/configuration.h
+++ b/userspace/digwatch/configuration.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class digwatch_configuration
  public:
 	void init(std::string conf_filename);
 	void init();
-	std::string m_rules_file;
+	std::string m_rules_filename;
 	std::string m_priority_level;
 	std::vector<output_config> m_outputs;
  private:
diff --git a/userspace/digwatch/digwatch.cpp b/userspace/digwatch/digwatch.cpp
index f330adb6..01d6069b 100644
--- a/userspace/digwatch/digwatch.cpp
+++ b/userspace/digwatch/digwatch.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int digwatch_init(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		digwatch_syslog::init(ls);
 
-		rules->load_rules(rules_file);
+		rules->load_rules(config.m_rules_filename);
 		inspector->set_filter(rules->get_filter());
 
 		inspector->set_hostname_and_port_resolution_mode(false);