diff --git a/docs/admin/engines/settings.rst b/docs/admin/engines/settings.rst
index 6a3256357..da5457e8c 100644
--- a/docs/admin/engines/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/engines/settings.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ settings.yml location
 The initial ``settings.yml`` we be load from these locations:
 
 1. the full path specified in the ``SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH`` environment variable.
-2. ``/etc/searx/settings.yml``
+2. ``/etc/searxng/settings.yml``
 
 If these files don't exist (or are empty or can't be read), SearXNG uses the
 :origin:`searx/settings.yml` file.  Read :ref:`settings use_default_settings` to
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ use_default_settings
 
    - :ref:`settings location`
    - :ref:`use_default_settings.yml`
-   - :origin:`/etc/searx/settings.yml <utils/templates/etc/searx/use_default_settings.yml>`
+   - :origin:`/etc/searxng/settings.yml <utils/templates/etc/searx/use_default_settings.yml>`
 
 The user defined ``settings.yml`` is loaded from the :ref:`settings location`
 and can relied on the default configuration :origin:`searx/settings.yml` using:
diff --git a/docs/admin/installation-searx.rst b/docs/admin/installation-searx.rst
index cb3cf9f05..acd2f4579 100644
--- a/docs/admin/installation-searx.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/installation-searx.rst
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ Configuration
    - :ref:`settings global`
    - :ref:`settings location`
    - :ref:`settings use_default_settings`
-   - :origin:`/etc/searx/settings.yml <utils/templates/etc/searx/use_default_settings.yml>`
+   - :origin:`/etc/searxng/settings.yml <utils/templates/etc/searx/use_default_settings.yml>`
 
-To create a initial ``/etc/searx/settings.yml`` you can start with a copy of the
+To create a initial ``/etc/searxng/settings.yml`` you can start with a copy of the
 file :origin:`utils/templates/etc/searx/use_default_settings.yml`.  This setup
 :ref:`use default settings <settings use_default_settings>` from
 :origin:`searx/settings.yml` and is recommended since :pull-searx:`2291` is merged.
 
 For a *minimal setup*, configure like shown below – replace ``searx@$(uname
 -n)`` with a name of your choice, set ``ultrasecretkey`` -- *and/or* edit
-``/etc/searx/settings.yml`` to your needs.
+``/etc/searxng/settings.yml`` to your needs.
 
 .. kernel-include:: $DOCS_BUILD/includes/searx.rst
    :start-after: START searx config
diff --git a/manage b/manage
index 7afd763de..e0bec0334 100755
--- a/manage
+++ b/manage
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ buildenv() {
     # settings file from repository's working tree are used by default
     SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH="${REPO_ROOT}/searx/settings.yml"
 
-    if [ -r '/etc/searx/settings.yml' ]; then
-        if ask_yn "should settings read from: /etc/searx/settings.yml"; then
-            SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH='/etc/searx/settings.yml'
+    if [ -r '/etc/searxng/settings.yml' ]; then
+        if ask_yn "should settings read from: /etc/searxng/settings.yml"; then
+            SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH='/etc/searxng/settings.yml'
         fi
     fi
     export SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index c2fc32967..c599f04d3 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ server:
   bind_address: "127.0.0.1"
   base_url: false  # Possible values: false or "https://example.org/location".
 
-  # If your instance owns a /etc/searx/settings.yml file, then set the following
+  # If your instance owns a /etc/searxng/settings.yml file, then set the following
   # values there.
 
   secret_key: "ultrasecretkey"  # change this!
diff --git a/utils/build_env.py b/utils/build_env.py
index 42d75fbfb..cd2fc2d04 100644
--- a/utils/build_env.py
+++ b/utils/build_env.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repo_root = realpath(dirname(realpath(__file__)) + sep + '..')
 sys.path.insert(0, repo_root)
 
 # Assure that the settings file from reposetorie's working tree is used to
-# generate the build_env, not from /etc/searx/settings.yml.
+# generate the build_env, not from /etc/searxng/settings.yml.
 os.environ['SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH'] = join(repo_root, 'etc', 'settings.yml')
 
 def _env(*arg, **kwargs):