diff --git a/src/runtime/src/comms.rs b/src/runtime/src/comms.rs
index bfb4b4aa..00ef9117 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/comms.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/comms.rs
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ pub fn main(timer: GlobalTimer, cfg: Config) {
     moninj::start(timer);
 
     let control: Rc<RefCell<kernel::Control>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(kernel::Control::start()));
-    let idle_kernel = Rc::new(cfg.read("idle").ok());
-    if let Ok(buffer) = cfg.read("startup") {
+    let idle_kernel = Rc::new(cfg.read("idle_kernel").ok());
+    if let Ok(buffer) = cfg.read("startup_kernel") {
         info!("Loading startup kernel...");
         if let Ok(()) = task::block_on(load_kernel(&buffer, &control, None)) {
             info!("Starting startup kernel...");