diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c3ff65..9aa74eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ With IPFS and Ethereum/ganache running, you can now start this Ember app.
   * `npm link kredits-contracts` - link the local `kredits-contracts` package
   * `npm run start:local` - WEB3_PROVIDER_URL=http://localhost:7545 must be set for local settings
 
-If you restart the devchain your network ID changes. So kredits-contracts does not find the correct DAO Kernel address.
-If that is the case the DAO address must be provided as `KREDITS_KERNEL_ADDRESS` environment variable.
+If you restart the devchain your network ID changes. So kredits-contracts does not find the correct DAO address.
+If that is the case the DAO address must be provided as `KREDITS_DAO_ADDRESS` environment variable.
 
   * `npm run dao:address` in the kredits-contracts repo to find your address
-  * `KREDITS_KERNEL_ADDRESS=<0xYOURADDRESS> npm run start:local`
+  * `KREDITS_DAO_ADDRESS=<0xYOURADDRESS> npm run start:local`
 
 #### 4. Metamask network
 
diff --git a/config/environment.js b/config/environment.js
index 1004b33..8c2d067 100644
--- a/config/environment.js
+++ b/config/environment.js
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ module.exports = function(environment) {
   if (process.env.WEB3_PROVIDER_URL) {
     ENV.web3ProviderUrl = process.env.WEB3_PROVIDER_URL;
   }
-  if (process.env.KREDITS_KERNEL_ADDRESS) {
-    ENV.kreditsKernelAddress = process.env.KREDITS_KERNEL_ADDRESS;
+  if (process.env.KREDITS_DAO_ADDRESS) {
+    ENV.kreditsKernelAddress = process.env.KREDITS_DAO_ADDRESS;
   }
   if (process.env.KREDITS_APM_DOMAIN) {
     ENV.kreditsApmDomain = process.env.KREDITS_APM_DOMAIN;