diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/config.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/config.go
index aa680256..3f22c11d 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/config.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/config.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	CacheNegMaxTTL           uint32                     `toml:"cache_neg_max_ttl"`
 	CacheMinTTL              uint32                     `toml:"cache_min_ttl"`
 	CacheMaxTTL              uint32                     `toml:"cache_max_ttl"`
-	NegTTL                   uint32                     `toml:"neg_ttl"`
+	RejectTTL                uint32                     `toml:"reject_ttl"`
 	CloakTTL                 uint32                     `toml:"cloak_ttl"`
 	QueryLog                 QueryLogConfig             `toml:"query_log"`
 	NxLog                    NxLogConfig                `toml:"nx_log"`
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func newConfig() Config {
 		CacheNegMaxTTL:           600,
 		CacheMinTTL:              60,
 		CacheMaxTTL:              86400,
-		NegTTL:                   600,
+		RejectTTL:                600,
 		CloakTTL:                 600,
 		SourceRequireNoLog:       true,
 		SourceRequireNoFilter:    true,
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func ConfigLoad(proxy *Proxy, svcFlag *string) error {
 
 	proxy.cacheMinTTL = config.CacheMinTTL
 	proxy.cacheMaxTTL = config.CacheMaxTTL
-	proxy.negTTL = config.NegTTL
+	proxy.rejectTTL = config.RejectTTL
 	proxy.cloakTTL = config.CloakTTL
 
 	proxy.queryMeta = config.QueryMeta
diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml b/dnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml
index 3d6a1190..41bf1081 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ log_files_max_backups = 1
 block_ipv6 = false
 
 
+## TTL for synthetic responses sent when a request has been blocked (due to
+## IPv6 or blacklists).
+
+reject_ttl = 600
+
+
 
 ##################################################################################
 #        Route queries for specific domains to a dedicated set of servers        #
@@ -331,9 +337,7 @@ cache_neg_min_ttl = 60
 
 cache_neg_max_ttl = 600
 
-## TTL when dnscryp-proxy does reject entry
 
-# neg_ttl = 600
 
 ###############################
 #        Query logging        #
diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/plugins.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/plugins.go
index 17db157e..45e1f344 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/plugins.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/plugins.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type PluginsState struct {
 	cacheNegMaxTTL                   uint32
 	cacheMinTTL                      uint32
 	cacheMaxTTL                      uint32
-	negTTL                           uint32
+	rejectTTL                        uint32
 	questionMsg                      *dns.Msg
 	requestStart                     time.Time
 	requestEnd                       time.Time
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func NewPluginsState(proxy *Proxy, clientProto string, clientAddr *net.Addr, sta
 		cacheNegMaxTTL:                   proxy.cacheNegMaxTTL,
 		cacheMinTTL:                      proxy.cacheMinTTL,
 		cacheMaxTTL:                      proxy.cacheMaxTTL,
-		negTTL:                           proxy.negTTL,
+		rejectTTL:                        proxy.rejectTTL,
 		questionMsg:                      nil,
 		requestStart:                     start,
 		maxUnencryptedUDPSafePayloadSize: MaxDNSUDPSafePacketSize,
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (pluginsState *PluginsState) ApplyQueryPlugins(pluginsGlobals *PluginsGloba
 			return packet, err
 		}
 		if pluginsState.action == PluginsActionReject {
-			synth, err := RefusedResponseFromMessage(&msg, pluginsGlobals.refusedCodeInResponses, pluginsGlobals.respondWithIPv4, pluginsGlobals.respondWithIPv6, pluginsState.negTTL)
+			synth, err := RefusedResponseFromMessage(&msg, pluginsGlobals.refusedCodeInResponses, pluginsGlobals.respondWithIPv4, pluginsGlobals.respondWithIPv6, pluginsState.rejectTTL)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (pluginsState *PluginsState) ApplyResponsePlugins(pluginsGlobals *PluginsGl
 			return packet, err
 		}
 		if pluginsState.action == PluginsActionReject {
-			synth, err := RefusedResponseFromMessage(&msg, pluginsGlobals.refusedCodeInResponses, pluginsGlobals.respondWithIPv4, pluginsGlobals.respondWithIPv6, pluginsState.negTTL)
+			synth, err := RefusedResponseFromMessage(&msg, pluginsGlobals.refusedCodeInResponses, pluginsGlobals.respondWithIPv4, pluginsGlobals.respondWithIPv6, pluginsState.rejectTTL)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/proxy.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/proxy.go
index ddb5f605..3013bb09 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/proxy.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type Proxy struct {
 	cacheNegMaxTTL               uint32
 	cacheMinTTL                  uint32
 	cacheMaxTTL                  uint32
-	negTTL                       uint32
+	rejectTTL                    uint32
 	cloakTTL                     uint32
 	queryLogFile                 string
 	queryLogFormat               string