diff --git a/etc/bluegene.conf.example b/etc/bluegene.conf.example
index f3f89c1ddc49d9ca74dd97a84c7bd58ffa3e706a..cc56c650e1055796c35589e71d4a964d644f03fc 100644
--- a/etc/bluegene.conf.example
+++ b/etc/bluegene.conf.example
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ###############################################################################
 # Global specifications for BlueGene system
 #
-# DefaultBlrtsImage:           BlrtsImage used for creation of all bgblocks.
-# DefaultLinuxImage:           LinuxImage used for creation of all bgblocks.
-# DefaultMloaderImage:         MloaderImage used for creation of all bgblocks.
-# DefaultRamDiskImage:         RamDiskImage used for creation of all bgblocks.
+# BlrtsImage:           BlrtsImage used for creation of all bgblocks.
+# LinuxImage:           LinuxImage used for creation of all bgblocks.
+# MloaderImage:         MloaderImage used for creation of all bgblocks.
+# RamDiskImage:         RamDiskImage used for creation of all bgblocks.
 #
 # You may add extra images which a user can specify from the srun 
 # command line (see man srun).  When adding these images you may also add 
 # a Groups= at the end of the image path to specify which groups can 
 # use the image.
 #
-# BlrtsImage:           Alternative BlrtsImage(s).
-# LinuxImage:           Alternative LinuxImage(s).
-# MloaderImage:         Alternative MloaderImage(s).
-# RamDiskImage:         Alternative RamDiskImage(s).
+# AltBlrtsImage:           Alternative BlrtsImage(s).
+# AltLinuxImage:           Alternative LinuxImage(s).
+# AltMloaderImage:         Alternative MloaderImage(s).
+# AltRamDiskImage:         Alternative RamDiskImage(s).
 #
 # LayoutMode:           Mode in which slurm will create blocks:
 #                       STATIC:  Use defined non-overlapping bgblocks
@@ -40,29 +40,29 @@
 ###############################################################################
 # These are the default images with are used if the user doesn't specify 
 # which image they want
-DefaultBlrtsImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/rts_hw.rts
-DefaultLinuxImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/zImage.elf
-DefaultMloaderImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/mmcs-mloader.rts
-DefaultRamDiskImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/ramdisk.elf
+BlrtsImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/rts_hw.rts
+LinuxImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/zImage.elf
+MloaderImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/mmcs-mloader.rts
+RamDiskImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/ramdisk.elf
 
 #Only group jette can use these images
-BlrtsImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/rts_hw2.rts Groups=jette
-LinuxImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/zImage2.elf Groups=jette
-MloaderImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/mmcs-mloader2.rts Groups=jette
-RamDiskImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/ramdisk2.elf Groups=jette
+AltBlrtsImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/rts_hw2.rts Groups=jette
+AltLinuxImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/zImage2.elf Groups=jette
+AltMloaderImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/mmcs-mloader2.rts Groups=jette
+AltRamDiskImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/ramdisk2.elf Groups=jette
 
 # Since no groups are specified here any user can use them
-BlrtsImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/rts_hw3.rts
-LinuxImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/zImage3.elf
-MloaderImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/mmcs-mloader3.rts
-RamDiskImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/ramdisk3.elf
+AltBlrtsImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/rts_hw3.rts
+AltLinuxImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/zImage3.elf
+AltMloaderImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/mmcs-mloader3.rts
+AltRamDiskImage=/bgl/BlueLight/ppcfloor/bglsys/bin/ramdisk3.elf
 
 # Another option for images would be a "You can use anything you like image" *
 # This allows the user to use any image entered with no security checking
-BlrtsImage=* Groups=da:adamb
-LinuxImage=* Groups=da:adamb
-MloaderImage=* Groups=da:adamb
-RamDiskImage=*  Groups=da:adamb
+AltBlrtsImage=* Groups=da:adamb
+AltLinuxImage=* Groups=da:adamb
+AltMloaderImage=* Groups=da:adamb
+AltRamDiskImage=*  Groups=da:adamb
 
 LayoutMode=STATIC
 BasePartitionNodeCnt=512
diff --git a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/block_allocator.c b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/block_allocator.c
index dc2e9d7145b4d2922cbc68803580e2fe96c12dc0..375513d66e51d052d252b777e8e69257c27fab6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/block_allocator.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/bluegene/block_allocator/block_allocator.c
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ int DIM_SIZE[BA_SYSTEM_DIMENSIONS] = {0};
 #endif
 
 s_p_options_t bg_conf_file_options[] = {
-	{"DefaultBlrtsImage", S_P_STRING}, 
-	{"DefaultLinuxImage", S_P_STRING},
-	{"DefaultMloaderImage", S_P_STRING},
-	{"DefaultRamDiskImage", S_P_STRING},
+	{"BlrtsImage", S_P_STRING}, 
+	{"LinuxImage", S_P_STRING},
+	{"MloaderImage", S_P_STRING},
+	{"RamDiskImage", S_P_STRING},
 	{"BridgeAPILogFile", S_P_STRING},
 	{"RamDiskImage", S_P_STRING},
 	{"LayoutMode", S_P_STRING},
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ s_p_options_t bg_conf_file_options[] = {
 	{"BPs", S_P_ARRAY, parse_blockreq, destroy_blockreq},
 	/* these are just going to be put into a list that will be
 	   freed later don't free them after reading them */
-	{"BlrtsImage", S_P_ARRAY, parse_image, NULL}, 
-	{"LinuxImage", S_P_ARRAY, parse_image, NULL},
-	{"MloaderImage", S_P_ARRAY, parse_image, NULL},
-	{"RamDiskImage", S_P_ARRAY, parse_image, NULL},
+	{"AltBlrtsImage", S_P_ARRAY, parse_image, NULL}, 
+	{"AltLinuxImage", S_P_ARRAY, parse_image, NULL},
+	{"AltMloaderImage", S_P_ARRAY, parse_image, NULL},
+	{"AltRamDiskImage", S_P_ARRAY, parse_image, NULL},
 	{NULL}
 };