diff --git a/internal/action/actions.go b/internal/action/actions.go
index 5e2b6215..1640ff07 100644
--- a/internal/action/actions.go
+++ b/internal/action/actions.go
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) find(useRegex bool) bool {
 		prompt = "Find (regex): "
 	}
 	var eventCallback func(resp string)
-	if h.Buf.Settings["findontype"].(bool) {
+	if h.Buf.Settings["incsearch"].(bool) {
 		eventCallback = func(resp string) {
 			match, found, _ := h.Buf.FindNext(resp, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), h.searchOrig, true, useRegex)
 			if found {
diff --git a/internal/config/settings.go b/internal/config/settings.go
index aa4f1d4c..966abb15 100644
--- a/internal/config/settings.go
+++ b/internal/config/settings.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ var defaultCommonSettings = map[string]interface{}{
 	"fastdirty":      false,
 	"fileformat":     "unix",
 	"filetype":       "unknown",
-	"findontype":     true,
+	"incsearch":     true,
 	"ignorecase":     true,
 	"indentchar":     " ",
 	"keepautoindent": false,
diff --git a/runtime/help/options.md b/runtime/help/options.md
index c2c3f853..3805de7f 100644
--- a/runtime/help/options.md
+++ b/runtime/help/options.md
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Here are the available options:
 	default value: `unknown`. This will be automatically overridden depending
     on the file you open.
 
-* `findontype`: enable search-on-type in "Find" prompt (pattern input)
+* `incsearch`: enable incremental search in "Find" prompt (matching as you type).
 
 	default value: `true`
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ so that you can see what the formatting should look like.
     "fastdirty": false,
     "fileformat": "unix",
     "filetype": "unknown",
-    "findontype": true,
+    "incsearch": true,
     "ftoptions": true,
     "ignorecase": false,
     "indentchar": " ",