diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 96eebcdc..eb1c0077 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import ConnectionsFileSchema from './domain/ConnectionsFileSchema';
 import { prepareInjectionConfigVars } from './service/configInjection';
 import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, CONFIG_FILENAME, CONNECTIONS_FILENAME, REQUIRED_ENV_KEYS } from './constants';
 
-const CONFIG_FILE_CONVENTION = /^sync-db-[\w]+\.yml$/;
-
+const CONFIG_FILE_CONVENTION = /^sync-db-\w+\.yml$/;
 interface ConnectionResolver {
   resolve: (config: Configuration) => Promise<ConnectionConfig[]>;
 }
@@ -45,15 +44,15 @@ export function getSqlBasePath(config: Configuration): string {
  */
 export async function loadConfig(configFilename: string = CONFIG_FILENAME): Promise<Configuration> {
   log('Resolving config file.');
-  const isConfigFilePathAbsolute = path.isAbsolute(configFilename);
-  const filename = isConfigFilePathAbsolute ? path.parse(configFilename).base : configFilename;
-  const filenameMatched = filename.match(CONFIG_FILE_CONVENTION) || filename === CONFIG_FILENAME;
+  const isAbsolutePath = path.isAbsolute(configFilename);
+  const filename = isAbsolutePath ? path.parse(configFilename).base : configFilename;
+  const match = filename.match(CONFIG_FILE_CONVENTION) || filename === CONFIG_FILENAME;
 
-  if (!filenameMatched) {
-    throw new Error(`The config filename doesn't meet the pattern (sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml)`);
+  if (!match) {
+    throw new Error(`The config filename doesn't match the pattern sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml`);
   }
 
-  const filepath = isConfigFilePathAbsolute ? configFilename : path.join(process.cwd(), configFilename);
+  const filepath = isAbsolutePath ? configFilename : path.join(process.cwd(), configFilename);
   const loadedConfig = (await yaml.load(filepath)) as Configuration;
 
   log('Resolved config file.');
diff --git a/test/unit/util/config.test.ts b/test/unit/util/config.test.ts
index 45b765a5..13fb9025 100644
--- a/test/unit/util/config.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/util/config.test.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe('CONFIG:', () => {
 
       await expect(loadConfig('sync-db-test.yml')).not.to.be.rejectedWith(
         Error,
-        `The config filename doesn't meet the pattern (sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml)`
+        `The config filename doesn't match the pattern sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml`
       );
 
       const config = await loadConfig('sync-db-test.yml');
@@ -172,27 +172,27 @@ describe('CONFIG:', () => {
     it(`should throw an error if the config file doesn't match the naming convention.`, async () => {
       await expect(loadConfig('sync-db.txt')).to.be.rejectedWith(
         Error,
-        `The config filename doesn't meet the pattern (sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml)`
+        `The config filename doesn't match the pattern sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml`
       );
       await expect(loadConfig('sync-db-test.js')).to.be.rejectedWith(
         Error,
-        `The config filename doesn't meet the pattern (sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml)`
+        `The config filename doesn't match the pattern sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml`
       );
       await expect(loadConfig('sync.yml')).to.be.rejectedWith(
         Error,
-        `The config filename doesn't meet the pattern (sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml)`
+        `The config filename doesn't match the pattern sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml`
       );
       await expect(loadConfig('sync-db.yml.txt')).to.be.rejectedWith(
         Error,
-        `The config filename doesn't meet the pattern (sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml)`
+        `The config filename doesn't match the pattern sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml`
       );
       await expect(loadConfig('sync-db-.yml')).to.be.rejectedWith(
         Error,
-        `The config filename doesn't meet the pattern (sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml)`
+        `The config filename doesn't match the pattern sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml`
       );
       await expect(loadConfig('sync-dbasdfghjkl.yml')).to.be.rejectedWith(
         Error,
-        `The config filename doesn't meet the pattern (sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml)`
+        `The config filename doesn't match the pattern sync-db.yml or sync-db-*.yml`
       );
     });