diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobaltians/cobalt/Cobalt.java b/src/main/java/org/cobaltians/cobalt/Cobalt.java
index 8936a33..aef0e86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobaltians/cobalt/Cobalt.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobaltians/cobalt/Cobalt.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class Cobalt {
      * CONFIGURATION FILE
      **********************************************************************************************/
 
-    private final static String CONF_FILE = "cobalt.conf";
+    public final static String CONF_FILE = "cobalt.json";
     private final static String kControllers = "controllers";
     private final static String kPlugins = "plugins";
     private final static String kAndroid = "android";
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ public Bundle getConfigurationForController(String controller) {
             return bundle;
         }
         catch (JSONException exception) {
-            if (Cobalt.DEBUG) Log.e(Cobalt.TAG,     TAG + " - getConfigurationForController: check cobalt.conf. Known issues: \n "
+            if (Cobalt.DEBUG) Log.e(Cobalt.TAG,     TAG + " - getConfigurationForController: check cobalt.json. Known issues: \n "
                                                     + "\t - controllers field not found or not a JSONObject \n "
                                                     + "\t - " + controller + " controller not found and no " + kDefaultController + " controller defined \n "
                                                     + "\t - " + controller + " or " + kDefaultController + "controller found but no " + kAndroid + "defined \n ");
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ public HashMap<String, Class<? extends CobaltAbstractPlugin>> getPlugins() {
         }
         catch (JSONException exception) {
             if (Cobalt.DEBUG) {
-                Log.w(Cobalt.TAG, TAG + " - getPlugins: plugins field of cobalt.conf not found or not a JSONObject.");
+                Log.w(Cobalt.TAG, TAG + " - getPlugins: plugins field of cobalt.json not found or not a JSONObject.");
                 exception.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ private JSONObject getConfiguration() {
                 sCobaltConfiguration = new JSONObject(configuration);
             }
             catch (JSONException exception) {
-                if (Cobalt.DEBUG) Log.e(Cobalt.TAG, TAG + " - getConfiguration: check cobalt.conf. File is missing or not at " + ASSETS_PATH + mResourcePath + CONF_FILE);
+                if (Cobalt.DEBUG) Log.e(Cobalt.TAG, TAG + " - getConfiguration: check cobalt.json. File is missing or not at " + ASSETS_PATH + mResourcePath + CONF_FILE);
                 exception.printStackTrace();
                 return new JSONObject();
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobaltians/cobalt/font/CobaltFontManager.java b/src/main/java/org/cobaltians/cobalt/font/CobaltFontManager.java
index ac62265..4393dfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobaltians/cobalt/font/CobaltFontManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobaltians/cobalt/font/CobaltFontManager.java
@@ -54,11 +54,10 @@
 public class CobaltFontManager {
 
     /**
-     * the fonts key in cobalt.conf
+     * the fonts key in cobalt.json
      */
     private static final String kFonts = "fonts";
     private static final  String kAndroid = "android";
-    private static final  String CONF_FILE = "cobalt.conf";
     private static Context mContext;
     // TAG
     public static final String TAG = CobaltFontManager.class.getSimpleName();
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ private static HashMap<String, Class<? extends CobaltAbstractFontDrawable>> getF
         }
         catch (JSONException e) {
             if (Cobalt.DEBUG) {
-                Log.w(TAG, TAG + " - getFonts: fonts field of cobalt.conf not found or not a JSONObject.");
+                Log.w(TAG, TAG + " - getFonts: fonts field of cobalt.json not found or not a JSONObject.");
                 e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
@@ -166,13 +165,13 @@ private static HashMap<String, Class<? extends CobaltAbstractFontDrawable>> getF
     // TODO: remove
     private static JSONObject getConfiguration() {
         String mResourcePath = Cobalt.getInstance(mContext).getResourcePathFromAsset();
-        String configuration = readFileFromAssets( mResourcePath + CONF_FILE);
+        String configuration = readFileFromAssets( mResourcePath + Cobalt.CONF_FILE);
 
         try {
             return new JSONObject(configuration);
         }
         catch (JSONException exception) {
-            if (Cobalt.DEBUG) Log.e(TAG, TAG + " - getConfiguration: check cobalt.conf. File is missing or not at " + mResourcePath + CONF_FILE);
+            if (Cobalt.DEBUG) Log.e(TAG, TAG + " - getConfiguration: check cobalt.json. File is missing or not at " + mResourcePath + Cobalt.CONF_FILE);
             exception.printStackTrace();
         }