diff --git a/sigal/__init__.py b/sigal/__init__.py
index 2c87baa..1095edd 100644
--- a/sigal/__init__.py
+++ b/sigal/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import argparse
 from sigal.image import Gallery
-from sigal.params import read_params
+from sigal.settings import read_settings
 from sigal.theme import Theme
 
 def main():
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ def main():
         print "Directory %s does not exist." % args.input_dir
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    print ":: Reading parameters ..."
-    params = read_params(args.input_dir)
+    print ":: Reading settings ..."
+    settings = read_settings(args.input_dir)
 
     if args.copyright:
-        params.set('sigal', 'copyright', args.copyright)
+        settings.set('sigal', 'copyright', args.copyright)
 
     # create gallery
-    gallery = Gallery(params)
+    gallery = Gallery(settings)
     gallery.build(args.input_dir, args.output_dir, force=args.force)
 
-    r = Theme(params, args.output_dir)
+    r = Theme(settings, args.output_dir)
     r.render()
diff --git a/sigal/image.py b/sigal/image.py
index 487acf5..1b706bb 100644
--- a/sigal/image.py
+++ b/sigal/image.py
@@ -32,20 +32,20 @@ DESCRIPTION_FILE = "album_description"
 class Gallery:
     "Prepare images"
 
-    def __init__(self, params):
-        self.imsize = self.getsize(params.get('sigal', 'img_size'))
-        self.bigimg = params.getint('sigal', 'big_img')
-        self.bigimg_dir = params.get('sigal', 'bigimg_dir')
-
-        self.thumb_size = self.getsize(params.get('sigal', 'thumb_size'))
-        self.thumb_dir = params.get('sigal', 'thumb_dir')
-        self.thumb_prefix = params.get('sigal', 'thumb_prefix')
-        self.square_thumb = params.getint('sigal', 'square_thumb')
-
-        self.jpgquality = params.getint('sigal', 'jpg_quality')
-        self.exif = params.getint('sigal', 'exif')
-        self.copyright = params.get('sigal', 'copyright')
-        self.fileExtList = params.get('sigal', 'fileExtList').split(',')
+    def __init__(self, settings):
+        self.imsize = self.getsize(settings.get('sigal', 'img_size'))
+        self.bigimg = settings.getint('sigal', 'big_img')
+        self.bigimg_dir = settings.get('sigal', 'bigimg_dir')
+
+        self.thumb_size = self.getsize(settings.get('sigal', 'thumb_size'))
+        self.thumb_dir = settings.get('sigal', 'thumb_dir')
+        self.thumb_prefix = settings.get('sigal', 'thumb_prefix')
+        self.square_thumb = settings.getint('sigal', 'square_thumb')
+
+        self.jpgquality = settings.getint('sigal', 'jpg_quality')
+        self.exif = settings.getint('sigal', 'exif')
+        self.copyright = settings.get('sigal', 'copyright')
+        self.fileExtList = settings.get('sigal', 'fileExtList').split(',')
 
     def getsize(self, string):
         "split size string to a tuple of int"
diff --git a/sigal/params.py b/sigal/settings.py
similarity index 93%
rename from sigal/params.py
rename to sigal/settings.py
index 8a37984..84df9f4 100644
--- a/sigal/params.py
+++ b/sigal/settings.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ _DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     }
 
 
-def read_params(source_dir):
-    "Read params from a config file in the source_dir root"
+def read_settings(source_dir):
+    "Read settings from a config file in the source_dir root"
 
     # Read configuration file
     config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser(defaults=_DEFAULT_CONFIG)
diff --git a/sigal/theme.py b/sigal/theme.py
index 6afb9c0..ccea7c4 100644
--- a/sigal/theme.py
+++ b/sigal/theme.py
@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ def do_link(link, title):
 class Theme():
     """ Generate html pages for each directory of images """
 
-    def __init__(self, params, path, theme=DEFAULT_THEME, tpl=INDEX_PAGE):
+    def __init__(self, settings, path, theme=DEFAULT_THEME, tpl=INDEX_PAGE):
         self.data = {}
         self.path = os.path.normpath(path)
-        self.bigimg = params.getint('sigal', 'big_img')
-        self.bigimg_dir = params.get('sigal', 'bigimg_dir')
-        self.thumb_dir = params.get('sigal', 'thumb_dir')
-        self.thumb_prefix = params.get('sigal', 'thumb_prefix')
-        self.fileExtList = params.get('sigal', 'fileExtList').split(',')
-
-        if params.has_option('sigal', 'theme'):
-            theme = params.get('sigal', 'theme')
+        self.bigimg = settings.getint('sigal', 'big_img')
+        self.bigimg_dir = settings.get('sigal', 'bigimg_dir')
+        self.thumb_dir = settings.get('sigal', 'thumb_dir')
+        self.thumb_prefix = settings.get('sigal', 'thumb_prefix')
+        self.fileExtList = settings.get('sigal', 'fileExtList').split(',')
+
+        if settings.has_option('sigal', 'theme'):
+            theme = settings.get('sigal', 'theme')
 
         self.theme_path = os.path.join(THEMES_PATH, theme)
         self.theme_rel_path = os.path.relpath(self.theme_path, os.path.dirname(__file__))