diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 095fbd26..5535d2911 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ bucket4j.filters[0].metrics.tags[2].key=USERNAME
 bucket4j.filters[0].metrics.tags[2].expression=@securityService.username() != null ? @securityService.username() : 'anonym'
 bucket4j.filters[0].strategy=first # [first, all] if multiple rate limits configured the 'first' strategy stops the processing after the first matching 
 bucket4j.filters[0].rate-limits[0].expression=getRemoteAddr()
+bucket4j.filters[0].rate-limits[0].num-tokens=1 # The number of tokens to consume
 bucket4j.filters[0].rate-limits[0].execute-condition=1==1 # an optional SpEl expression to decide to execute the rate limit or not
 bucket4j.filters[0].rate-limits[0].skip-condition=1==1 # an optional SpEl expression to skip the rate limit
 bucket4j.filters[0].rate-limits[0].bandwidths[0].capacity=10
diff --git a/bucket4j-spring-boot-starter-context/src/main/java/com/giffing/bucket4j/spring/boot/starter/context/properties/RateLimit.java b/bucket4j-spring-boot-starter-context/src/main/java/com/giffing/bucket4j/spring/boot/starter/context/properties/RateLimit.java
index 12619b41..260da78e 100644
--- a/bucket4j-spring-boot-starter-context/src/main/java/com/giffing/bucket4j/spring/boot/starter/context/properties/RateLimit.java
+++ b/bucket4j-spring-boot-starter-context/src/main/java/com/giffing/bucket4j/spring/boot/starter/context/properties/RateLimit.java
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ public class RateLimit {
 	 */
 	private String skipCondition;
 
-  /**
+	/**
 	 * SPEL expression to dynamic evaluate filter key 
 	 */
 	private String expression = "1";
 
-	private Integer cost = 1;
+	/**
+	 * The number of tokens that should be consumed 
+	 */
+	private Integer numTokens = 1;
 
 	private List<BandWidth> bandwidths = new ArrayList<>();
 
diff --git a/bucket4j-spring-boot-starter/src/main/java/com/giffing/bucket4j/spring/boot/starter/config/Bucket4JBaseConfiguration.java b/bucket4j-spring-boot-starter/src/main/java/com/giffing/bucket4j/spring/boot/starter/config/Bucket4JBaseConfiguration.java
index dbae5f94..70c05f70 100644
--- a/bucket4j-spring-boot-starter/src/main/java/com/giffing/bucket4j/spring/boot/starter/config/Bucket4JBaseConfiguration.java
+++ b/bucket4j-spring-boot-starter/src/main/java/com/giffing/bucket4j/spring/boot/starter/config/Bucket4JBaseConfiguration.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public FilterConfiguration<R> buildFilterConfig(
 							filterConfig.getMetrics().getTypes(),
 							metricTagResults);
 
-		        	return proxyWrapper.tryConsumeAndReturnRemaining(key, rl.getCost(), bucketConfiguration, metricBucketListener);
+		        	return proxyWrapper.tryConsumeAndReturnRemaining(key, rl.getNumTokens(), bucketConfiguration, metricBucketListener);
 		        	
 		        }
 				return null;