diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
index 1d28bf2e141788983d9c5d06dd61f0b6eb1d5ebe..bc9d6431f4eb0e5b41ab253a98987adf7356f911 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
@@ -864,11 +864,11 @@ Only used for database type storage plugins, ignored otherwise.
 Also see \fBDefaultStorageUser\fR.
 
 .TP
-\fBJobContainerPlugin\fR
+\fBJobContainerType\fR
 Identifies the plugin to be used for job tracking.
-The slurmd daemon must be restarted for a change in JobContainerPlugin
+The slurmd daemon must be restarted for a change in JobContainerType
 to take effect.
-NOTE: The \fBJobContainerPlugin\fR applies to a job allocation, while
+NOTE: The \fBJobContainerType\fR applies to a job allocation, while
 \fBProctrackType\fR applies to job steps.
 Acceptable values at present include:
 .RS