diff --git a/plugins/periskop-backend/src/api/index.ts b/plugins/periskop-backend/src/api/index.ts
index ff0f1e8b5d..6245dcacfd 100644
--- a/plugins/periskop-backend/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/periskop-backend/src/api/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export type Options = {
 
 type PeriskopInstance = {
   name: string;
-  host: string;
+  url: string;
 };
 
 export class PeriskopApi {
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ export class PeriskopApi {
       .getConfigArray('periskop.instances')
       .flatMap(locConf => {
         const name = locConf.getString('name');
-        const host = locConf.getString('host');
-        return { name: name, host: host };
+        const url = locConf.getString('url');
+        return { name: name, url: url };
       });
   }
 
   private getApiUrl(instanceName: string): string | undefined {
-    return this.instances.find(instance => instance.name === instanceName)
-      ?.host;
+    return this.instances.find(instance => instance.name === instanceName)?.url;
   }
 
   async getErrors(
diff --git a/plugins/periskop-backend/src/service/router.test.ts b/plugins/periskop-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
index f071ab901f..687255c6e0 100644
--- a/plugins/periskop-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/periskop-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('createRouter', () => {
           instances: [
             {
               name: 'db',
-              host: 'http://periskop-db',
+              url: 'http://periskop-db',
             },
           ],
         },
diff --git a/plugins/periskop/README.md b/plugins/periskop/README.md
index ad71529b70..0c19d5f570 100644
--- a/plugins/periskop/README.md
+++ b/plugins/periskop/README.md
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ The plugin requires to configure _at least one_ Periskop API location in the [ap
 periskop:
   instances:
     - name: <name of the instance>
-      host: <HTTP/S host for the Periskop API instance>
+      url: <HTTP/S url for the Periskop instance's API>
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/periskop/config.d.ts b/plugins/periskop/config.d.ts
index 31ab363a15..dfb914cd4f 100644
--- a/plugins/periskop/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/periskop/config.d.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export interface Config {
        * The hostname of the given Periskop instance
        * @visibility frontend
        */
-      host: string;
+      url: string;
     }>;
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/periskop/src/api/index.ts b/plugins/periskop/src/api/index.ts
index c35de9bcd3..1258529698 100644
--- a/plugins/periskop/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/periskop/src/api/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Options = {
 
 type PeriskopInstance = {
   name: string;
-  host: string;
+  url: string;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -42,14 +42,13 @@ export class PeriskopApi {
       .getConfigArray('periskop.instances')
       .flatMap(locConf => {
         const name = locConf.getString('name');
-        const host = locConf.getString('host');
-        return { name: name, host: host };
+        const url = locConf.getString('url');
+        return { name: name, url: url };
       });
   }
 
   private getApiUrl(instanceName: string): string | undefined {
-    return this.instances.find(instance => instance.name === instanceName)
-      ?.host;
+    return this.instances.find(instance => instance.name === instanceName)?.url;
   }
 
   getInstanceNames(): string[] {