diff --git a/cmd/micro/settings.go b/cmd/micro/settings.go
index e785d628..6a99d2cf 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/settings.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/settings.go
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ func DefaultGlobalSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 		"scrollspeed":    float64(2),
 		"scrollmargin":   float64(3),
 		"softwrap":       false,
-		"splitRight":     true,
-		"splitBottom":    true,
+		"splitright":     true,
+		"splitbottom":    true,
 		"statusline":     true,
 		"sucmd":          "sudo",
 		"syntax":         true,
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ func DefaultLocalSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 		"scrollspeed":    float64(2),
 		"scrollmargin":   float64(3),
 		"softwrap":       false,
-		"splitRight":     true,
-		"splitBottom":    true,
+		"splitright":     true,
+		"splitbottom":    true,
 		"statusline":     true,
 		"syntax":         true,
 		"tabmovement":    false,
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 72bc8466..37acf3f5 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func (v *View) ReOpen() {
 // HSplit opens a horizontal split with the given buffer
 func (v *View) HSplit(buf *Buffer) {
 	i := 0
-	if v.Buf.Settings["splitBottom"].(bool) {
+	if v.Buf.Settings["splitbottom"].(bool) {
 		i = 1
 	}
 	v.splitNode.HSplit(buf, v.Num+i)
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (v *View) HSplit(buf *Buffer) {
 // VSplit opens a vertical split with the given buffer
 func (v *View) VSplit(buf *Buffer) {
 	i := 0
-	if v.Buf.Settings["splitRight"].(bool) {
+	if v.Buf.Settings["splitright"].(bool) {
 		i = 1
 	}
 	v.splitNode.VSplit(buf, v.Num+i)
diff --git a/runtime/help/options.md b/runtime/help/options.md
index a9945df8..5ceef104 100644
--- a/runtime/help/options.md
+++ b/runtime/help/options.md
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ Here are the options that you can set:
 
 	default value: `off`
 
-* `splitRight`: when a vertical split is created, should it be created to the right of
+* `splitright`: when a vertical split is created, should it be created to the right of
    the current split?
 
 	default value: `on`
 
-* `splitBottom`: when a horizontal split is created, should it be created below the
+* `splitbottom`: when a horizontal split is created, should it be created below the
    current split?
 
 	default value: `on`