diff --git a/docs/source/configuration/local.rst b/docs/source/configuration/local.rst
index f8f2ac27..462ab1e9 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration/local.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configuration/local.rst
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ use ``c.Powerline.KEY``. Supported ``KEY`` strings or keyword argument names:
     a dictionary where keys are theme names and values are dictionaries which 
     will be recursively merged with the contents of the given theme.
 
-``paths``
+``config_paths``
     Sets directories where configuration should be read from. If present, no 
     default locations are searched for configuration. No expansions are 
     performed thus you cannot use paths starting with ``~/``.
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/ipython/post_0_11.py b/powerline/bindings/ipython/post_0_11.py
index bf2358ac..3d8aea0d 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/ipython/post_0_11.py
+++ b/powerline/bindings/ipython/post_0_11.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ConfigurableIPythonPowerline(IPythonPowerline):
 		config = ip.config.Powerline
 		self.config_overrides = config.get('config_overrides')
 		self.theme_overrides = config.get('theme_overrides', {})
-		self.paths = config.get('paths')
+		self.config_paths = config.get('config_paths')
 		super(ConfigurableIPythonPowerline, self).init()
 
 	def do_setup(self, ip, shutdown_hook):
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/ipython/pre_0_11.py b/powerline/bindings/ipython/pre_0_11.py
index 6e5e356d..fa34cd86 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/ipython/pre_0_11.py
+++ b/powerline/bindings/ipython/pre_0_11.py
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ class PowerlinePrompt2(PowerlinePromptOut):
 
 
 class ConfigurableIPythonPowerline(IPythonPowerline):
-	def init(self, config_overrides=None, theme_overrides={}, paths=None):
+	def init(self, config_overrides=None, theme_overrides={}, config_paths=None):
 		self.config_overrides = config_overrides
 		self.theme_overrides = theme_overrides
-		self.paths = paths
+		self.config_paths = config_paths
 		super(ConfigurableIPythonPowerline, self).init()
 
 	def ipython_magic(self, ip, parameter_s=''):
diff --git a/powerline/ipython.py b/powerline/ipython.py
index 8c4ec991..6e22c41b 100644
--- a/powerline/ipython.py
+++ b/powerline/ipython.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class IPythonPowerline(Powerline):
 		)
 
 	def get_config_paths(self):
-		if self.paths:
-			return self.paths
+		if self.config_paths:
+			return self.config_paths
 		else:
 			return super(IPythonPowerline, self).get_config_paths()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_provided_config_files.py b/tests/test_provided_config_files.py
index 5a1982b0..00eec49c 100644
--- a/tests/test_provided_config_files.py
+++ b/tests/test_provided_config_files.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class TestConfig(TestCase):
 		from powerline.ipython import IPythonPowerline
 
 		class IpyPowerline(IPythonPowerline):
-			paths = None
+			config_paths = None
 			config_overrides = None
 			theme_overrides = {}