diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 358f6bc..b26f06c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Currently there is supports for JSON and Yaml.
         { "url": "" },
         { "url": "https://git.yoctoproject.org/git/poky",
           "refspec": "krogoth",
-          "sublayers": [ "meta", "meta-poky", "meta-yocto-bsp"]}
+          "layers": [ "meta", "meta-poky", "meta-yocto-bsp"]}
     ]
 }
 ```
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def get_repos(target):
     repos.append(Repo(
         url='https://git.yoctoproject.org/git/poky',
         refspec='krogoth',
-        sublayers=['meta', 'meta-poky', 'meta-yocto-bsp'])))
+        layers=['meta', 'meta-poky', 'meta-yocto-bsp'])))
 
     return repos
 ```
diff --git a/kas/config.py b/kas/config.py
index 0e64b7e..488ee55 100644
--- a/kas/config.py
+++ b/kas/config.py
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ class ConfigStatic(Config):
         repos = []
         for repo in self._config['repos']:
             try:
-                sublayers = repo['sublayers']
+                layers = repo['layers']
             except KeyError:
-                sublayers = None
+                layers = None
 
             url = repo['url']
             if url == '':
@@ -304,14 +304,14 @@ class ConfigStatic(Config):
                 url = output.strip()
                 rep = Repo(url=url,
                            path=url,
-                           sublayers=sublayers)
+                           layers=layers)
                 rep.disable_git_operations()
             else:
                 name = os.path.basename(os.path.splitext(url)[0])
                 rep = Repo(url=url,
                            path=os.path.join(self.kas_work_dir, name),
                            refspec=repo['refspec'],
-                           sublayers=sublayers)
+                           layers=layers)
             repos.append(rep)
 
         return repos
diff --git a/kas/repos.py b/kas/repos.py
index 5af1038..6b85e94 100644
--- a/kas/repos.py
+++ b/kas/repos.py
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ class Repo:
         Represents a repository in the kas configuration.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, url, path, refspec=None, sublayers=None):
+    def __init__(self, url, path, refspec=None, layers=None):
         self.url = url
         self.path = path
         self.refspec = refspec
-        self.sublayers = sublayers
+        self._layers = layers
         self.name = os.path.basename(self.path)
         self.git_operation_disabled = False
 
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ class Repo:
 
     def __getattr__(self, item):
         if item == 'layers':
-            if not self.sublayers:
+            if not self._layers:
                 return [self.path]
             else:
-                return [self.path + '/' + l for l in self.sublayers]
+                return [self.path + '/' + l for l in self._layers]
         elif item == 'qualified_name':
             url = urlparse(self.url)
             return ('{url.netloc}{url.path}'
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ class Repo:
                     .replace('*', '.'))
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return '%s:%s %s' % (self.url, self.refspec, self.sublayers)
+        return '%s:%s %s %s' % (self.url, self.refspec,
+                                self.path, self._layers)