diff --git a/Userland/Services/WebServer/Client.cpp b/Userland/Services/WebServer/Client.cpp
index 84728f3c2c..2291d22851 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WebServer/Client.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WebServer/Client.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ ErrorOr<bool> Client::handle_request(ReadonlyBytes raw_request)
     dbgln_if(WEBSERVER_DEBUG, "Canonical requested path: '{}'", requested_path);
 
     StringBuilder path_builder;
-    path_builder.append(Configuration::the().root_path());
+    path_builder.append(Configuration::the().document_root_path());
     path_builder.append(requested_path);
     auto real_path = path_builder.to_deprecated_string();
 
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WebServer/Configuration.cpp b/Userland/Services/WebServer/Configuration.cpp
index 60bd24392e..aeea581b3a 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WebServer/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WebServer/Configuration.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ namespace WebServer {
 
 static Configuration* s_configuration = nullptr;
 
-Configuration::Configuration(DeprecatedString root_path)
-    : m_root_path(move(root_path))
+Configuration::Configuration(DeprecatedString document_root_path)
+    : m_document_root_path(move(document_root_path))
 {
     VERIFY(!s_configuration);
     s_configuration = this;
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WebServer/Configuration.h b/Userland/Services/WebServer/Configuration.h
index 76bd4a6780..e6b238c522 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WebServer/Configuration.h
+++ b/Userland/Services/WebServer/Configuration.h
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ namespace WebServer {
 
 class Configuration {
 public:
-    Configuration(DeprecatedString root_path);
+    Configuration(DeprecatedString document_root_path);
 
-    DeprecatedString const& root_path() const { return m_root_path; }
+    DeprecatedString const& document_root_path() const { return m_document_root_path; }
     Optional<HTTP::HttpRequest::BasicAuthenticationCredentials> const& credentials() const { return m_credentials; }
 
-    void set_root_path(DeprecatedString root_path) { m_root_path = move(root_path); }
+    void set_document_root_path(DeprecatedString root_path) { m_document_root_path = move(root_path); }
     void set_credentials(Optional<HTTP::HttpRequest::BasicAuthenticationCredentials> credentials) { m_credentials = move(credentials); }
 
     static Configuration const& the();
 
 private:
-    DeprecatedString m_root_path;
+    DeprecatedString m_document_root_path;
     Optional<HTTP::HttpRequest::BasicAuthenticationCredentials> m_credentials;
 };
 
diff --git a/Userland/Services/WebServer/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/WebServer/main.cpp
index fb902ed698..7b2e281c1e 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/WebServer/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/WebServer/main.cpp
@@ -22,19 +22,20 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
 {
     DeprecatedString default_listen_address = "0.0.0.0";
     u16 default_port = 8000;
-    DeprecatedString root_path = "/www";
+    DeprecatedString default_document_root_path = "/www";
 
     DeprecatedString listen_address = default_listen_address;
     int port = default_port;
     DeprecatedString username;
     DeprecatedString password;
+    DeprecatedString document_root_path = default_document_root_path;
 
     Core::ArgsParser args_parser;
     args_parser.add_option(listen_address, "IP address to listen on", "listen-address", 'l', "listen_address");
     args_parser.add_option(port, "Port to listen on", "port", 'p', "port");
     args_parser.add_option(username, "HTTP basic authentication username", "user", 'U', "username");
     args_parser.add_option(password, "HTTP basic authentication password", "pass", 'P', "password");
-    args_parser.add_positional_argument(root_path, "Path to serve the contents of", "path", Core::ArgsParser::Required::No);
+    args_parser.add_positional_argument(document_root_path, "Path to serve the contents of", "path", Core::ArgsParser::Required::No);
     args_parser.parse(arguments);
 
     auto ipv4_address = IPv4Address::from_string(listen_address);
@@ -53,16 +54,16 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    auto real_root_path = Core::File::real_path_for(root_path);
+    auto real_document_root_path = Core::File::real_path_for(document_root_path);
 
-    if (!Core::File::exists(real_root_path)) {
-        warnln("Root path does not exist: '{}'", root_path);
+    if (!Core::File::exists(real_document_root_path)) {
+        warnln("Root path does not exist: '{}'", document_root_path);
         return 1;
     }
 
     TRY(Core::System::pledge("stdio accept rpath inet unix"));
 
-    WebServer::Configuration configuration(real_root_path);
+    WebServer::Configuration configuration(real_document_root_path);
 
     if (!username.is_empty() && !password.is_empty())
         configuration.set_credentials(HTTP::HttpRequest::BasicAuthenticationCredentials { username, password });
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
 
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/etc/timezone", "r"));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/res/icons", "r"));
-    TRY(Core::System::unveil(real_root_path, "r"sv));
+    TRY(Core::System::unveil(real_document_root_path, "r"sv));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil(nullptr, nullptr));
 
     TRY(Core::System::pledge("stdio accept rpath"));