diff --git a/lib/loader.js b/lib/loader.js
index f2d549dc..f8442e4a 100755
--- a/lib/loader.js
+++ b/lib/loader.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const createContext = ({output, options = {}, target}, newContext) =>
       // Assign options and set defaults if needed
       options: {
         recursive: options.recursive !== false,
-        lazyLoad: options.lazyLoad !== false
+        lazy: options.lazy !== false
       },
       output,
       target
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const createContext = ({output, options = {}, target}, newContext) =>
 
 function addFile(context, stats, isRoot) {
   const {output, target} = context;
-  const {lazyLoad} = context.options;
+  const {lazy} = context.options;
 
   if (!stats.isFile()) {
     throw new Error(`${target} is not a valid file!`);
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ function addFile(context, stats, isRoot) {
   const outputPropKey = isRoot ? target : path.basename(target);
 
   output[outputPropKey] = () => {
-    const content = !lazyLoad ? fs.readFileSync(target) : '';
+    const content = !lazy ? fs.readFileSync(target) : '';
     const file = FileSystem.file(Object.assign({}, stats, {content}))();
 
-    if (lazyLoad) {
+    if (lazy) {
       Object.defineProperty(file, '_content', {
         get() {
           const res = bypass(() => fs.readFileSync(target));
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3210b498..e56342b2 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ You can load real files and directories into the mock system using `mock.load()`
 #### Notes
 
 - All stat information is duplicated (dates, permissions, etc) 
-- By default, all files are lazy-loaded, unless you specify the `{ lazyLoad: false }` option
+- By default, all files are lazy-loaded, unless you specify the `{lazy: false}` option
 
 #### <a id='mappingoptions'>options</a>
 
 | Option    | Type    | Default | Description |
 | --------- | ------- | ------- | ------------
-| lazyLoad  | boolean | true    | File content isn't loaded until explicitly read
+| lazy      | boolean | true    | File content isn't loaded until explicitly read
 | recursive | boolean | true    | Load all files and directories recursively
  
 #### `mock.load(path, options)`
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ mock({
   'my-file.txt': mock.load(path.resolve(__dirname, 'assets/special-file.txt')),
   
   // Pre-load js file
-  'ready.js': mock.load(path.resolve(__dirname, 'scripts/ready.js'), { lazyLoad: false }),
+  'ready.js': mock.load(path.resolve(__dirname, 'scripts/ready.js'), {lazy: false}),
 
   // Recursively loads all node_modules
   'node_modules': mock.load(path.resolve(__dirname, '../node_modules')),
 
   // Creates a directory named /tmp with only the files in /tmp/special_tmp_files (no subdirectories), pre-loading all content
-  '/tmp': mock.load('/tmp/special_tmp_files', { recursive: false, lazyLoad:false }),
+  '/tmp': mock.load('/tmp/special_tmp_files', {recursive: false, lazy:false}),
 
   'fakefile.txt': 'content here'
 });
diff --git a/test/lib/index.spec.js b/test/lib/index.spec.js
index 861f05b8..802e011d 100644
--- a/test/lib/index.spec.js
+++ b/test/lib/index.spec.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ describe('The API', function() {
         assert.instanceOf(file, File);
         assert.deepEqual(filterStats(file), filterStats(stats));
       });
-      describe('lazyLoad=true', () => {
+      describe('lazy=true', () => {
         let file;
         beforeEach(() => (file = mock.load(filePath)()));
 
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ describe('The API', function() {
         });
       });
 
-      it('lazyLoad=false loads file content', () => {
+      it('lazy=false loads file content', () => {
         const file = mock.load(path.join(assetsPath, 'file1.txt'), {
-          lazyLoad: false
+          lazy: false
         })();
 
         assert.equal(
@@ -383,18 +383,18 @@ describe('The API', function() {
           assert.instanceOf(baseDirSubdir, Directory);
           assert.instanceOf(baseDirSubdir._items['file3.txt'], File);
         });
-        it('respects lazyLoad setting', () => {
+        it('respects lazy setting', () => {
           let dir;
           const getFile = () =>
             dir._items.dir._items.subdir._items['file3.txt'];
 
-          dir = mock.load(assetsPath, {recursive: true, lazyLoad: true})();
+          dir = mock.load(assetsPath, {recursive: true, lazy: true})();
           assert.typeOf(
             Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(getFile(), '_content').get,
             'function'
           );
 
-          dir = mock.load(assetsPath, {recursive: true, lazyLoad: false})();
+          dir = mock.load(assetsPath, {recursive: true, lazy: false})();
           assert.instanceOf(
             Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(getFile(), '_content').value,
             Buffer