diff --git a/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-context.go b/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-context.go
index 96af597..5da29cf 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-context.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-context.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (ctx *renderContext) renderConfigTo(buf io.Writer, configTemplate *clusters
 
 			ba, err := yaml.Marshal(namePod.Pod)
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("bootstrap pod %s: failed to render: %v", name, err)
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("static pod %s: failed to render: %v", name, err)
 			}
 
 			defs = append(defs, config.FileDef{
diff --git a/pkg/clustersconfig/dir.go b/pkg/clustersconfig/dir.go
index 7b6a721..143fff9 100644
--- a/pkg/clustersconfig/dir.go
+++ b/pkg/clustersconfig/dir.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func FromDir(
 		}
 	}
 
-	// cluster bootstrap pods
+	// cluster static pods
 	for _, host := range config.Hosts {
 		bpSet := host.StaticPods
 		if bpSet == "" {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func FromDir(
 		}
 
 		templates := make([]*Template, 0)
-		if err = loadTemplates(path.Join("bootstrap-pods", bpSet), &templates); err != nil {
+		if err = loadTemplates(path.Join("static-pods", bpSet), &templates); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}