diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 020096a..942ca57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ It is as simple as running a CLI tool, making it easy to integrate into any proj
 | Variable           | Example Value                      | Description                                                 | Type    | Required | Default                                       |
 | ------------------ | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------- |
 | path               | terraform                               | path to file or directory to scan                                | String  | Yes      | N/A                                           |
-| config             | ./kics.config                           | path to configuration file                                       | String  | No       | N/A                                           |
+| config_path        | ./kics.config                           | path to configuration file                                       | String  | No       | N/A                                           |
 | platform_type      | terraform,ansible                       | case insensitive list of platform types to scan                  | String  | No       | All platforms                                 |
 | exclude_paths      | ./shouldNotScan/*,somefile.txt          | exclude paths from scan, supports glob, comma separated list     | String  | No       | N/A                                           |
 | exclude_queries    | a227ec01-f97a-4084-91a4-47b350c1db54    | exclude queries by providing the query ID, comma separated list  | String  | No       | N/A                                           |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index fb8f778..b962cd4 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ inputs:
   path:
     description: 'path to file or directory to scan'
     required: true
-  config:
+  config_path:
     description: 'path to configuration file'
     required: false
   platform_type: