diff --git a/cmd/generate-config/main.go b/cmd/generate-config/main.go
index 8b042c56e..33b18c471 100644
--- a/cmd/generate-config/main.go
+++ b/cmd/generate-config/main.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func main() {
 			}
 			cfg.SyncAPI.Fulltext = config.Fulltext{
 				Enabled:   true,
-				IndexPath: config.Path(filepath.Join(*dirPath, "fulltextindex")),
+				IndexPath: config.Path(filepath.Join(*dirPath, "searchindex")),
 				InMemory:  true,
 				Language:  "en",
 			}
diff --git a/dendrite-sample.monolith.yaml b/dendrite-sample.monolith.yaml
index 3cad17da8..e41e83d7c 100644
--- a/dendrite-sample.monolith.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-sample.monolith.yaml
@@ -276,13 +276,17 @@ sync_api:
   # a reverse proxy server.
   # real_ip_header: X-Real-IP
 
-  # Configuration for the fulltext search
+  # Configuration for the full-text search engine.
   search:
+    # Whether or not search is enabled.
     enabled: false
-    # The path where the fulltext index will be created in.
-    index_path: "./fulltextindex"
-    # The language most likely to be used on the server - used when indexing, to ensure the returned results match the expectations.
-    # A full list of possible languages can be found at https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang
+
+    # The path where the search index will be created in.
+    index_path: "./searchindex"
+
+    # The language most likely to be used on the server - used when indexing, to
+    # ensure the returned results match expectations. A full list of possible languages
+    # can be found at https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang
     language: "en"
 
 # Configuration for the User API.
diff --git a/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml b/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
index e58062fe2..0ae4cc8fb 100644
--- a/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
@@ -327,13 +327,17 @@ sync_api:
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
 
-  # Configuration for the fulltext search
+  # Configuration for the full-text search engine.
   search:
+    # Whether or not search is enabled.
     enabled: false
-    # The path where the fulltext index will be created in.
-    index_path: "./fulltextindex"
-    # The language most likely to be used on the server - used when indexing, to ensure the returned results match the expectations.
-    # A full list of possible languages can be found at https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang
+
+    # The path where the search index will be created in.
+    index_path: "./searchindex"
+
+    # The language most likely to be used on the server - used when indexing, to
+    # ensure the returned results match expectations. A full list of possible languages
+    # can be found at https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang
     language: "en"
 
   # This option controls which HTTP header to inspect to find the real remote IP
diff --git a/docs/installation/7_configuration.md b/docs/installation/7_configuration.md
index 67cd339cf..19958c92f 100644
--- a/docs/installation/7_configuration.md
+++ b/docs/installation/7_configuration.md
@@ -138,16 +138,18 @@ room_server:
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
 ```
 
-## Fulltext search
+## Full-text search
 
-Dendrite supports experimental fulltext indexing using [Bleve](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve), it is configured in the `sync_api` section as follows. Depending on the language most likely to be used on the server, it might make sense to change the `language` used when indexing, to ensure the returned results match the expectations. A full list of possible languages can be found [here](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang).
+Dendrite supports experimental full-text indexing using [Bleve](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve). It is configured in the `sync_api` section as follows.
+
+Depending on the language most likely to be used on the server, it might make sense to change the `language` used when indexing, to ensure the returned results match the expectations. A full list of possible languages can be found [here](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang).
 
 ```yaml
 sync_api:
   # ...
   search:
     enabled: false
-    index_path: "./fulltextindex"
+    index_path: "./searchindex"
     language: "en"
 ```
 
diff --git a/setup/config/config_syncapi.go b/setup/config/config_syncapi.go
index edef22c93..a87da3732 100644
--- a/setup/config/config_syncapi.go
+++ b/setup/config/config_syncapi.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type Fulltext struct {
 
 func (f *Fulltext) Defaults(opts DefaultOpts) {
 	f.Enabled = false
-	f.IndexPath = "./fulltextindex"
+	f.IndexPath = "./searchindex"
 	f.Language = "en"
 }