diff --git a/e2e/config/test_config_alias b/e2e/config/test_config_alias
index 17f85b5b13..67c188173b 100644
--- a/e2e/config/test_config_alias
+++ b/e2e/config/test_config_alias
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ tools.python = "1.0.0-python"
 tools.mytool = "2"
 tools.mytool-lts = "lts"
 
-[alias]
+[tool_alias]
 erlang = 'asdf:https://github.com/jdx/mise-tiny'
 node = "asdf:tiny"
 corenode = "core:node"
 python = 'asdf:jdx/mise-tiny'
 mytool = "asdf:tiny"
-[alias.mytool-lts]
+[tool_alias.mytool-lts]
 backend = "asdf:tiny"
 versions = {lts = "1.0.1"}
 EOF
diff --git a/e2e/config/test_config_alias_github_edit b/e2e/config/test_config_alias_github_edit
index fd099bf116..a4ccec45f3 100644
--- a/e2e/config/test_config_alias_github_edit
+++ b/e2e/config/test_config_alias_github_edit
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cat <<EOF >mise.toml
 version = "1.2.0"
 asset_pattern = "edit-1.2.0-aarch64-linux-gnu.tar.zst"
 
-[alias]
+[tool_alias]
 test-edit = "github:microsoft/edit"
 EOF
 assert "mise install test-edit"
diff --git a/e2e/config/test_config_fmt b/e2e/config/test_config_fmt
index b86dfdc70a..1ff565a0e6 100644
--- a/e2e/config/test_config_fmt
+++ b/e2e/config/test_config_fmt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ min_version = "0"
 [task_config]
 [tasks.b]
 [_]
-[alias]
+[tool_alias]
 [env]
 [hooks]
 [plugins]
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ env_path = "."
 [tasks.c]
 [task_config]
 [redactions]
-[alias]
+[tool_alias]
 [plugins]
 [settings]'