diff --git a/config_examples/config_full.example.json b/config_examples/config_full.example.json
index b41acb726..193cc30bc 100644
--- a/config_examples/config_full.example.json
+++ b/config_examples/config_full.example.json
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
     "disable_dataframe_checks": false,
     "strategy": "SampleStrategy",
     "strategy_path": "user_data/strategies/",
-    "files": [],
+    "add_config_files": [],
     "dataformat_ohlcv": "json",
     "dataformat_trades": "jsongz"
 }
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/load_config.py b/freqtrade/configuration/load_config.py
index 5a86ab24a..c6a81d384 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/load_config.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/load_config.py
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ def load_from_files(files: List[str], base_path: Path = None, level: int = 0) ->
             file = base_path / file
 
         config_tmp = load_config_file(str(file))
-        if 'files' in config_tmp:
-            config_sub = load_from_files(config_tmp['files'], file.resolve().parent, level + 1)
+        if 'add_config_files' in config_tmp:
+            config_sub = load_from_files(config_tmp['add_config_files'], file.resolve().parent, level + 1)
             files_loaded.extend(config_sub.get('config_files', []))
             deep_merge_dicts(config_sub, config_tmp)
 
diff --git a/tests/testdata/testconfigs/recursive.json b/tests/testdata/testconfigs/recursive.json
index 28d8ce05a..33ab12008 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/testconfigs/recursive.json
+++ b/tests/testdata/testconfigs/recursive.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     // This file fails as it's loading itself over and over
-    "files": [
+    "add_config_files": [
         "./recursive.json"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/testdata/testconfigs/test_pricing_conf.json b/tests/testdata/testconfigs/test_pricing_conf.json
index fbdaede74..59516d65e 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/testconfigs/test_pricing_conf.json
+++ b/tests/testdata/testconfigs/test_pricing_conf.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "order_book_top": 1,
         "price_last_balance": 0.0
     },
-    "files": [
+    "add_config_files": [
         "./test_pricing2_conf.json"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/testdata/testconfigs/testconfig.json b/tests/testdata/testconfigs/testconfig.json
index 96b3b6db8..87ed6daef 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/testconfigs/testconfig.json
+++ b/tests/testdata/testconfigs/testconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "files": [
+    "add_config_files": [
         "test_base_config.json",
         "test_pricing_conf.json"
     ]