diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 4774b077..92ecafc0 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
   },
   "linterCSSLintSettings": {
     "message": "(Set rules: 0 = disabled; 1 = warning; 2 = error)",
-    "description": "CSSLint rule settings values"
+    "description": "CSSLint rule config values"
   },
   "linterInvalidRuleError": {
     "message": "Not saved due to these invalid rules:",
diff --git a/edit/csslint-config.js b/edit/csslint-config.js
index 34be3368..a6168828 100644
--- a/edit/csslint-config.js
+++ b/edit/csslint-config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 /**
- * CSSLint Ruleset values
+ * CSSLint Config values
  * 0 = disabled; 1 = warning; 2 = error
  */
 window.csslintDefaultRuleConfig = {
diff --git a/edit/lint.js b/edit/lint.js
index ae5c5b7a..94f740a6 100644
--- a/edit/lint.js
+++ b/edit/lint.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function initLint() {
   }
   // initialize storage of rules
   BG.chromeSync.getValue('editorStylelintRules').then(rules => setStylelintRules(rules));
-  BG.chromeSync.getValue('editorCSSLintRules').then(ruleset => setCSSLintRules(ruleset));
+  BG.chromeSync.getValue('editorCSSLintRules').then(config => setCSSLintRules(config));
 }
 
 function setStylelintRules(rules) {
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ function setStylelintRules(rules) {
   return rules;
 }
 
-function setCSSLintRules(ruleset) {
-  if (Object.keys(ruleset || []).length === 0 && typeof csslintDefaultRuleConfig !== 'undefined') {
-    ruleset = Object.assign({}, csslintDefaultRuleConfig);
+function setCSSLintRules(config) {
+  if (Object.keys(config || []).length === 0 && typeof csslintDefaultRuleConfig !== 'undefined') {
+    config = Object.assign({}, csslintDefaultRuleConfig);
   }
-  BG.chromeSync.setValue('editorCSSLintRules', ruleset);
-  return ruleset;
+  BG.chromeSync.setValue('editorCSSLintRules', config);
+  return config;
 }
 
 function getLinterConfigForCodeMirror(name) {
diff --git a/vendor-overwrites/codemirror/addon/lint/css-lint.js b/vendor-overwrites/codemirror/addon/lint/css-lint.js
index f3aed094..245e7239 100644
--- a/vendor-overwrites/codemirror/addon/lint/css-lint.js
+++ b/vendor-overwrites/codemirror/addon/lint/css-lint.js
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
       return found;
     }
     /* STYLUS: hack start (part 1) */
-    return BG.chromeSync.getValue('editorCSSLintRules').then((ruleset = csslintDefaultRuleConfig) => {
+    return BG.chromeSync.getValue('editorCSSLintRules').then((config = csslintDefaultRuleConfig) => {
       // csslintDefaultRuleConfig stored in csslint-config.js & loaded by edit/lint.js
-      if (Object.keys(ruleset).length === 0) {
-        ruleset = Object.assign({}, csslintDefaultRuleConfig);
+      if (Object.keys(config).length === 0) {
+        config = Object.assign({}, csslintDefaultRuleConfig);
       }
-      const results = CSSLint.verify(text, ruleset);
+      const results = CSSLint.verify(text, config);
       const messages = results.messages;
       const hslRegex = /hsla?\(\s*(-?\d+)%?\s*,\s*(-?\d+)%\s*,\s*(-?\d+|-?\d*.\d+)%(\s*,\s*(-?\d+|-?\d*.\d+))?\s*\)/;
       let message = null;