diff --git a/doc/README.CATEGORIES b/doc/README.CATEGORIES
index bcda675..3617987 100644
--- a/doc/README.CATEGORIES
+++ b/doc/README.CATEGORIES
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ app-detect
 attack-responses
 backdoor
 bad-traffic
-blacklist
+blocklist
 botnet-cnc
 browser-chrome
 browser-firefox
diff --git a/etc/pulledpork.conf b/etc/pulledpork.conf
index a71b91e..a912b6e 100644
--- a/etc/pulledpork.conf
+++ b/etc/pulledpork.conf
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ distro=FreeBSD-12
 # If you are using IP Reputation and getting some public lists, you will probably
 # want to tell pulledpork where your blocklist file lives, PP automagically will
 # de-dupe any duplicate IPs from different sources.
-black_list=/usr/local/etc/snort/rules/iplists/default.blocklist
+block_list=/usr/local/etc/snort/rules/iplists/default.blocklist
 
 # IP Reputation does NOT require a full snort HUP, it introduces a concept whereby
 # the IP list can be reloaded while snort is running through the use of a control
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ black_list=/usr/local/etc/snort/rules/iplists/default.blocklist
 # -enable-shared-rep and --enable-control-socket.  Be sure to read about how to
 # configure these!  The following option tells pulledpork where to place the version
 # file for use with control socket ip list reloads!
-# This should be the same path where your black_list lives!
+# This should be the same path where your block_list lives!
 IPRVersion=/usr/local/etc/snort/rules/iplists
 
 # The following option tells snort where the snort_control tool is located.
diff --git a/pulledpork.pl b/pulledpork.pl
index 2cfbaf0..d1b3738 100755
--- a/pulledpork.pl
+++ b/pulledpork.pl
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ sub rulefetch {
         if (!$Quiet
         && $rule_file !~ /IPBLOCKLIST/
         && $oinkcode  =~ /RULEFILE/);
-    print "IP Blacklist download of $base_url....\n"
+    print "IP Blocklist download of $base_url....\n"
         if (!$Quiet
         && $rule_file =~ /IPBLOCKLIST/
         && $oinkcode  !~ /RULEFILE/);
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ sub blocklist_write {
     }
 
     if ($blver != $ver) {
-        print "Writing Blacklist File $path....\n" if !$Quiet;
+        print "Writing Blocklist File $path....\n" if !$Quiet;
         open(FH, '>', $path)
             || croak("Unable to open $path for writing! - $!\n");
         foreach (sort keys %$href) {
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ sub blocklist_write {
         }
         close(FH);
 
-        print "Writing Blacklist Version $ver to $blv....\n" if !$Quiet;
+        print "Writing Blocklist Version $ver to $blv....\n" if !$Quiet;
         open(FH, '>', $blv)
             || croak("Unable to open $blv for writing! - $!\n");
         print FH $ver;
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ sub blocklist_write {
         return (1);
     }
     else {
-        print "Blacklist version is unchanged, not updating!\n" if !$Quiet;
+        print "Blocklist version is unchanged, not updating!\n" if !$Quiet;
         return (0);
     }
 
@@ -1550,9 +1550,9 @@ sub changelog {
     }
     else { print WRITE "\nNo Rule Changes\n"; }
     if ($bmatch) {
-        print WRITE "\nIP Blacklist Stats\n\tTotal IPs:-----$ips\n" if $ips;
+        print WRITE "\nIP Blocklist Stats\n\tTotal IPs:-----$ips\n" if $ips;
     }
-    else { print WRITE "\nNo IP Blacklist Changes\n"; }
+    else { print WRITE "\nNo IP Blocklist Changes\n"; }
     print WRITE "\n-=End Changes Logged for " . gmtime(time) . " GMT=-\n";
     close(WRITE);
 
@@ -1569,9 +1569,9 @@ sub changelog {
         }
         else { print "\nNo Rule Changes\n"; }
         if ($bmatch) {
-            print "\nIP Blacklist Stats...\n\tTotal IPs:-----$ips\n" if $ips;
+            print "\nIP Blocklist Stats...\n\tTotal IPs:-----$ips\n" if $ips;
         }
-        else { print "\nNo IP Blacklist Changes\n"; }
+        else { print "\nNo IP Blocklist Changes\n"; }
         print "\nDone\n";
         print "Please review $sid_changelog for additional details\n"
             if $sid_changelog;