diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0680e06..d3c7019 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ Here are all available options with their default values:
 
 @cpu_percentage_format "%3.1f%%" # printf format to use to display percentage
 
-@tmux_cpu_medium_threshold "70" # medium threshold
-@tmux_cpu_high_threshold "90" # high threshold
+@cpu_medium_thresh "30" # medium percentage threshold
+@cpu_high_thresh "80" # high percentage threshold
 ```
 
 Same options are valid with `@gpu`
diff --git a/scripts/helpers.sh b/scripts/helpers.sh
index 1c45df8..744ae0e 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers.sh
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ fcomp() {
 
 load_status() {
   local percentage=$1
-  tmux_cpu_high_threshold=$(get_tmux_option "@tmux_cpu_high_threshold" "80")
-  tmux_cpu_medium_threshold=$(get_tmux_option "@tmux_cpu_medium_threshold" "30")
-  if fcomp $tmux_cpu_high_threshold $percentage; then
+  cpu_medium_thresh=$(get_tmux_option "@cpu_medium_thresh" "30")
+  cpu_high_thresh=$(get_tmux_option "@cpu_high_thresh" "80")
+  if fcomp $cpu_high_thresh $percentage; then
     echo "high"
-  elif fcomp $tmux_cpu_medium_threshold $percentage && fcomp $percentage $tmux_cpu_high_threshold; then
+  elif fcomp $cpu_medium_thresh $percentage && fcomp $percentage $cpu_high_thresh; then
     echo "medium"
   else
     echo "low"