diff --git a/man/waybar.5.scd.in b/man/waybar.5.scd.in
index a2212f04..566f7dc5 100644
--- a/man/waybar.5.scd.in
+++ b/man/waybar.5.scd.in
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ The visual display elements for waybar use a CSS stylesheet, see *waybar-styles(
 	default: *false* ++
 	Option to enable reloading the css style if a modification is detected on the style sheet file or any imported css files.
 
-*on_sigusr1* ++
+*on-sigusr1* ++
 	typeof: string ++
 	default: *toggle* ++
 	Action that is performed when receiving SIGUSR1 kill signal. ++
 	Possible values: *show*, *hide*, *toggle*, *reload*, *noop*. ++
 	Default value: *toggle*.
 
-*on_sigusr2* ++
+*on-sigusr2* ++
 	typeof: string ++
 	default: *reload* ++
 	Action that is performed when receiving SIGUSR2 kill signal. ++
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ For example, to toggle the bar programmatically, you can invoke `killall -SIGUSR
 
 ## User signal configuration
 
-Config parameters *on_sigusr1* and *on_sigusr2* change what happens when bars receive
+Config parameters *on-sigusr1* and *on-sigusr2* change what happens when bars receive
 *SIGUSR1* and *SIGUSR2* signals.
 
 This means that commands `killall -SIGUSR1 waybar` and `killall -SIGUSR2 waybar`
diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index 6e6e76df..bb91aa01 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ waybar::Bar::Bar(struct waybar_output* w_output, const Json::Value& w_config)
 #endif
 
   waybar::util::EnumParser<util::KillSignalAction> m_signalActionEnumParser;
-  const auto& configSigusr1 = config["on_sigusr1"];
+  const auto& configSigusr1 = config["on-sigusr1"];
   if (configSigusr1.isString()) {
     auto strSigusr1 = configSigusr1.asString();
     try {
@@ -289,10 +289,10 @@ waybar::Bar::Bar(struct waybar_output* w_output, const Json::Value& w_config)
     } catch (const std::invalid_argument& e) {
       onSigusr1 = util::SIGNALACTION_DEFAULT_SIGUSR1;
       spdlog::warn(
-          "Invalid string representation for on_sigusr1. Falling back to default mode (toggle).");
+          "Invalid string representation for on-sigusr1. Falling back to default mode (toggle).");
     }
   }
-  const auto& configSigusr2 = config["on_sigusr2"];
+  const auto& configSigusr2 = config["on-sigusr2"];
   if (configSigusr2.isString()) {
     auto strSigusr2 = configSigusr2.asString();
     try {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ waybar::Bar::Bar(struct waybar_output* w_output, const Json::Value& w_config)
     } catch (const std::invalid_argument& e) {
       onSigusr2 = util::SIGNALACTION_DEFAULT_SIGUSR2;
       spdlog::warn(
-          "Invalid string representation for on_sigusr2. Falling back to default mode (reload).");
+          "Invalid string representation for on-sigusr2. Falling back to default mode (reload).");
     }
   }