diff --git a/cli/pkg/local/app.go b/cli/pkg/local/app.go
index b67bcd745a1..fa7f8e68cd1 100644
--- a/cli/pkg/local/app.go
+++ b/cli/pkg/local/app.go
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, opts *AppOptions) (*App, error) {
 
 	// Merge opts.Variables with some local overrides of the defaults in runtime/drivers.InstanceConfig.
 	vars := map[string]string{
-		"rill.download_row_limit": "0", // 0 means unlimited
-		"rill.stage_changes":      "false",
+		"rill.download_limit_bytes": "0", // 0 means unlimited
+		"rill.stage_changes":        "false",
 	}
 	for k, v := range opts.Variables {
 		vars[k] = v
diff --git a/runtime/drivers/registry.go b/runtime/drivers/registry.go
index 70a680f9264..b6af8ef0bec 100644
--- a/runtime/drivers/registry.go
+++ b/runtime/drivers/registry.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type Instance struct {
 // InstanceConfig should only be used for config that the user is allowed to change dynamically at runtime.
 type InstanceConfig struct {
 	// DownloadLimitBytes is the limit on size of exported file. If set to 0, there is no limit.
-	DownloadLimitBytes int64 `mapstructure:"rill.download_row_limit_bytes"`
+	DownloadLimitBytes int64 `mapstructure:"rill.download_limit_bytes"`
 	// InteractiveSQLRowLimit is the row limit for interactive SQL queries. It does not apply to exports of SQL queries. If set to 0, there is no limit.
 	InteractiveSQLRowLimit int64 `mapstructure:"rill.interactive_sql_row_limit"`
 	// StageChanges indicates whether to keep previously ingested tables for sources/models, and only override them if ingestion of a new table is successful.