diff --git a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
index 50e10bfd2..a003e65df 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ matrix_bot_maubot_database_uri: "{{
     }}"
 
 matrix_bot_maubot_port: 29316
-matrix_bot_maubot_secret: 'generate'
+matrix_bot_maubot_unshared_secret: 'generate'
 
 # A list of extra arguments to pass to the container
 matrix_bot_maubot_container_extra_arguments: []
diff --git a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/tasks/validate_config.yml
index 6c9871e17..18070160a 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
       You need to define a required configuration setting (`{{ item }}`).
   when: "vars[item] == ''"
   with_items:
-    - matrix_bot_maubot_secret
+    - matrix_bot_maubot_unshared_secret
     - matrix_bot_maubot_admins
diff --git a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/templates/config/config.yaml.j2 b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/templates/config/config.yaml.j2
index 157d76c34..3c844be39 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/templates/config/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/templates/config/config.yaml.j2
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ server:
     appservice_base_path: /_matrix/app/v1
     # The shared secret to sign API access tokens.
     # Set to "generate" to generate and save a new token at startup.
-    unshared_secret: {{ matrix_bot_maubot_secret|to_json }}
+    unshared_secret: {{ matrix_bot_maubot_unshared_secret|to_json }}
 
 # Known homeservers. This is required for the `mbc auth` command and also allows
 # more convenient access from the management UI. This is not required to create