diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 5a87da8..4596089 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Update `stack.yaml` to specify that path in the `packages` section:
 
 Generate a new SSH key with a blank password:
 
-    $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -f config/ssh-private-key
+    $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -f config/ssh-host-key
 
 Install PostgreSQL. You'll need the server and the client library development
 files.
diff --git a/_boring b/_boring
index 0ff5791..50cc18a 100644
--- a/_boring
+++ b/_boring
@@ -123,6 +123,6 @@
 ^yesod-devel(/|$)
 
 ### vervis
-^config/ssh-private-key$
-^config/ssh-private-key\.pub$
+^config/ssh-host-key$
+^config/ssh-host-key\.pub$
 ^repos(/|$)
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index cccb679..c4a9ab6 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ database:
 
 repo-dir:     repos
 ssh-port:     5022
-ssh-key-file: config/ssh-private-key
+ssh-key-file: config/ssh-host-key
 copyright:    Insert your statement against copyright here