diff --git a/config.sample.yaml b/config.sample.yaml
index f8efecb..3982a07 100644
--- a/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/config.sample.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dm:
   room_title: Alerts for {user}
   users:
     - matrix_id: "@user:matrix.example.com"
-      user_id:
+      select_values:
         - ec76b3e6-b49c-46c3-bd35-a329eaeafc4c
 
 webhook:
diff --git a/matrix_alertbot/config.py b/matrix_alertbot/config.py
index 3186743..94ca196 100644
--- a/matrix_alertbot/config.py
+++ b/matrix_alertbot/config.py
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ class Config:
 
         self.dm_users: BiDict[str, str] = BiDict()
         for user in self._get_cfg(["dm", "users"], default=[]):
-            for user_id in user["user_id"]:
-                self.dm_users[user_id] = user["matrix_id"]
+            for select_value in user["select_values"]:
+                self.dm_users[select_value] = user["matrix_id"]
 
         self.dm_room_title: str = self._get_cfg(["dm", "room_title"], required=False)
         filter_labels: Dict[str, str] = self._get_cfg(
diff --git a/tests/resources/config/config.full.yml b/tests/resources/config/config.full.yml
index 96a4e82..f52ecae 100644
--- a/tests/resources/config/config.full.yml
+++ b/tests/resources/config/config.full.yml
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ dm:
   room_title: Alerts for {user}
   users:
     - matrix_id: "@some_other_user1:example.com"
-      user_id:
+      select_values:
         - a7b37c33-574c-45ac-bb07-a3b314c2da54
     - matrix_id: "@some_other_user2:example.com"
-      user_id:
+      select_values:
         - cfb32a1d-737a-4618-8ee9-09b254d98fee
         - 27e73f9b-b40a-4d84-b5b5-225931f6c289
 cache: