diff --git a/test/jenkins/run_tests.conf b/test/jenkins/run_tests.conf
index 87a7000ad..7b244bc29 100644
--- a/test/jenkins/run_tests.conf
+++ b/test/jenkins/run_tests.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
         "exec": "ssh -F ssh_config default {0}",
         "clean": "ssh -F ssh_config default rm -f {0}"
     },
-    "tests": {
-        "destination": "/tmp"
+    "settings": {
+        "test_root": "/tmp"
     },
     "setups": {
     }
diff --git a/test/jenkins/run_tests.py b/test/jenkins/run_tests.py
index 12612b514..2dea88f9c 100755
--- a/test/jenkins/run_tests.py
+++ b/test/jenkins/run_tests.py
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ class TestSuite(object):
         subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
 
     def _copy_test(self, path):
-        self._copy_file(path, os.path.join(self._config['tests']['destination'],
+        self._copy_file(path, os.path.join(self._config['settings']['test_root'],
                                            os.path.basename(path)))
 
     def _run_test(self, path):
         command = self._config['commands']['exec']
-        target = os.path.join(self._config['tests']['destination'],
+        target = os.path.join(self._config['settings']['test_root'],
                               os.path.basename(path))
         p = subprocess.Popen(command.format(target), stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                              stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)