diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/config.py b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/config.py
index 3550be7..5958268 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/config.py	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/config.py	
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class {{cookiecutter.__studly_prefix}}Config(WuttaConfigExtension):
         config.setdefault(f'{config.appname}.model_spec', '{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.db.model')
 
         # web app menu
-        config.setdefault(f'{config.appname}.web.menus.handler_spec',
+        config.setdefault(f'{config.appname}.web.menus.handler.spec',
                           '{{cookiecutter.package_name}}.web.menus:{{cookiecutter.__studly_prefix}}MenuHandler')
 
         # web app libcache