diff --git a/pyhector/rcp_default.ini b/pyhector/rcp_default.ini
index 81385cc..9fb0cfe 100644
--- a/pyhector/rcp_default.ini
+++ b/pyhector/rcp_default.ini
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ q10_rh=2.0		; respiration response Q10, unitless
 
 ; Optional biome-specific warming factors
 ; by default, assume 1.0 (i.e., warms as fast as the globe)
-;boreal.warming=1.2	; i.e., biome will warm 1.2 C for every 1 C globally
+;boreal.warmingfactor=1.2	; i.e., biome will warm 1.2 C for every 1 C globally
 
 ; Albedo effect, in W/m2. The model assumes a constant value if nothing specified
 Ftalbedo[1750]=0.0