diff --git a/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-context.go b/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-context.go
index d6f6186..96af597 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-context.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-context.go
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ func (ctx *renderContext) renderConfigTo(buf io.Writer, configTemplate *clusters
 
 	extraFuncs := ctx.templateFuncs(ctxMap)
 
-	extraFuncs["bootstrap_pods_files"] = func(dir string) (string, error) {
-		namePods := ctx.renderBootstrapPods()
+	extraFuncs["static_pods_files"] = func(dir string) (string, error) {
+		namePods := ctx.renderStaticPods()
 
 		defs := make([]config.FileDef, 0)
 
diff --git a/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-host.go b/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-host.go
index aa14323..0d4271f 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-host.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-dir2config/render-host.go
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ import (
 	"novit.tech/direktil/local-server/pkg/clustersconfig"
 )
 
-func (ctx *renderContext) renderBootstrapPods() (pods []namePod) {
-	if ctx.Host.BootstrapPods == "" {
+func (ctx *renderContext) renderStaticPods() (pods []namePod) {
+	if ctx.Host.StaticPods == "" {
 		return
 	}
 
-	bootstrapPods, ok := src.BootstrapPods[ctx.Host.BootstrapPods]
+	staticPods, ok := src.StaticPods[ctx.Host.StaticPods]
 	if !ok {
-		log.Fatalf("no bootstrap pods template named %q", ctx.Host.BootstrapPods)
+		log.Fatalf("no static pods template named %q", ctx.Host.StaticPods)
 	}
 
-	// render bootstrap pods
-	parts := bytes.Split(ctx.renderHostTemplates("bootstrap-pods", bootstrapPods), []byte("\n---\n"))
+	// render static pods
+	parts := bytes.Split(ctx.renderHostTemplates("static-pods", staticPods), []byte("\n---\n"))
 	for _, part := range parts {
 		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(part)
 		dec := yaml.NewDecoder(buf)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (ctx *renderContext) renderBootstrapPods() (pods []namePod) {
 			if err == io.EOF {
 				break
 			} else if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("bootstrap pod %d: failed to parse: %v\n%s", n, err, str)
+				log.Fatalf("static pod %d: failed to parse: %v\n%s", n, err, str)
 			}
 
 			if len(podMap) == 0 {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (ctx *renderContext) renderBootstrapPods() (pods []namePod) {
 			}
 
 			if podMap["metadata"] == nil {
-				log.Fatalf("bootstrap pod %d: no metadata\n%s", n, buf.String())
+				log.Fatalf("static pod %d: no metadata\n%s", n, buf.String())
 			}
 
 			md := podMap["metadata"].(map[interface{}]interface{})
diff --git a/pkg/clustersconfig/clustersconfig.go b/pkg/clustersconfig/clustersconfig.go
index 245e8aa..461ece9 100644
--- a/pkg/clustersconfig/clustersconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/clustersconfig/clustersconfig.go
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ var (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	Hosts         []*Host
-	Clusters      []*Cluster
-	Configs       []*Template
-	StaticPods    []*Template            `yaml:"static_pods"`
-	BootstrapPods map[string][]*Template `yaml:"bootstrap_pods"`
-	Addons        map[string][]*Template
-	SSLConfig     string         `yaml:"ssl_config"`
-	CertRequests  []*CertRequest `yaml:"cert_requests"`
+	Hosts        []*Host
+	Clusters     []*Cluster
+	Configs      []*Template
+	StaticPods   map[string][]*Template `yaml:"static_pods"`
+	Addons       map[string][]*Template
+	SSLConfig    string         `yaml:"ssl_config"`
+	CertRequests []*CertRequest `yaml:"cert_requests"`
 }
 
 func FromBytes(data []byte) (*Config, error) {
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ type Host struct {
 	Config          string
 	Versions        map[string]string
 
-	BootstrapPods string `yaml:"bootstrap_pods"`
+	StaticPods string `yaml:"static_pods"`
 
 	Vars Vars
 }
diff --git a/pkg/clustersconfig/dir.go b/pkg/clustersconfig/dir.go
index c60bc87..7b6a721 100644
--- a/pkg/clustersconfig/dir.go
+++ b/pkg/clustersconfig/dir.go
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func FromDir(
 	}
 
 	config := &Config{
-		Addons:        make(map[string][]*Template),
-		BootstrapPods: make(map[string][]*Template),
+		Addons:     make(map[string][]*Template),
+		StaticPods: make(map[string][]*Template),
 	}
 
 	// load clusters
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ func FromDir(
 
 	// cluster bootstrap pods
 	for _, host := range config.Hosts {
-		bpSet := host.BootstrapPods
+		bpSet := host.StaticPods
 		if bpSet == "" {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if _, ok := config.BootstrapPods[bpSet]; ok {
+		if _, ok := config.StaticPods[bpSet]; ok {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func FromDir(
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		config.BootstrapPods[bpSet] = templates
+		config.StaticPods[bpSet] = templates
 	}
 
 	// load SSL configuration