diff --git a/neat.conf b/neat.conf
index 13dde07..ca9ed19 100644
--- a/neat.conf
+++ b/neat.conf
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 
 # The directory, where log files will be created by the Neat services
-logging_directory = /var/log/neat
+log_directory = /var/log/neat
 
 # The level of emitted log messages:
 # 0 -- no logging
 # 1 -- errors and warnings
 # 2 -- errors, warnings, and other information messages
-logging_level = 2
+log_level = 2
 
 # The host name and credentials for connecting to the MySQL database
 # specified in the format supported by SQLAlchemy
diff --git a/neat/config.py b/neat/config.py
index 762e71e..c4110ef 100644
--- a/neat/config.py
+++ b/neat/config.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
 
 # These fields must present in the configuration file
 REQUIRED_FIELDS = [
-    'logging_directory',
-    'logging_level',
+    'log_directory',
+    'log_level',
     'sql_connection',
     'os_admin_tenant_name',
     'os_admin_user',