diff --git a/example.danra.yaml b/example.danra.yaml
index 3c4b81c..79e4999 100644
--- a/example.danra.yaml
+++ b/example.danra.yaml
@@ -21,30 +21,30 @@ output:
         end: 1990-09-06T00:00
         compute_statistics:
           MeanOperator:
-            - name: mean
+            - var_name: mean
               dims: [grid_index, time]
           StdOperator:
-            - name: std
+            - var_name: std
               dims: [grid_index, time]
           DiffMeanOperator:
-            - name: diff_mean
+            - var_name: diff_mean
               dims: [grid_index, time]
-            - name: diff_time_mean
+            - var_name: diff_time_mean
               dims: [time]
           DiffStdOperator:
-            - name: diff_std
+            - var_name: diff_std
               dims: [grid_index, time]
-            - name: diff_time_std
+            - var_name: diff_time_std
               dims: [time]
           DiurnalDiffMeanOperator:
-            - name: diurnal_diff_mean
+            - var_name: diurnal_diff_mean
               dims: [grid_index, time]
-            - name: diurnal_diff_time_mean
+            - var_name: diurnal_diff_time_mean
               dims: [time]
           DiurnalDiffStdOperator:
-            - name: diurnal_diff_std
+            - var_name: diurnal_diff_std
               dims: [grid_index, time]
-            - name: diurnal_diff_time_std
+            - var_name: diurnal_diff_time_std
               dims: [time]
       val:
         start: 1990-09-06T00:00
diff --git a/mllam_data_prep/config.py b/mllam_data_prep/config.py
index d0bee62..3878d0c 100644
--- a/mllam_data_prep/config.py
+++ b/mllam_data_prep/config.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Statistic:
         The dimensions to compute the statistics over, e.g. ["time", "grid_index"].
     """
 
-    name: str
+    var_name: str
     dims: List[str]
 
 
diff --git a/mllam_data_prep/ops/statistics.py b/mllam_data_prep/ops/statistics.py
index c59ac3f..6a7006e 100644
--- a/mllam_data_prep/ops/statistics.py
+++ b/mllam_data_prep/ops/statistics.py
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ def calc_stats(
             # of the same operator can be applied)
             for statistic in statistics:
                 operator: StatisticOperator = globals()[stat_name](
-                    ds=ds, splitting_dim=splitting_dim, name=statistic.name
+                    ds=ds, splitting_dim=splitting_dim, var_name=statistic.var_name
                 )
-                stats[statistic.name] = operator.calc_stats(statistic.dims)
+                stats[statistic.var_name] = operator.calc_stats(statistic.dims)
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError(stat_name)
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class StatisticOperator(ABC):
 
     ds: xr.Dataset
     splitting_dim: str
-    name: str
+    var_name: str
 
     @abstractmethod
     def calc_stats(self, dims):