diff --git a/.devcontainer/.dev_config.yaml b/.devcontainer/.dev_config.yaml
index 2c2e35c..3c74b5d 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/.dev_config.yaml
+++ b/.devcontainer/.dev_config.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ searchable_classes:
         name: Study Type
       - key: "study.project.alias" # a property part of a deeply embedded resource
         name: Project Alias
-searchable_resource_events_topic: searchable_resource_events
+resource_change_event_topic: searchable_resource_events
 resource_deletion_event_type: searchable_resource_deleted
 resource_upsertion_event_type: searchable_resource_upserted
 service_instance_id: 001
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 260560b..fa6560f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The service requires the following configuration parameters:
 
   - **Additional Properties**: Refer to *#/definitions/SearchableClass*.
 
-- **`searchable_resource_events_topic`** *(string)*: Name of the event topic used to track searchable resource deletion and upsertion events.
+- **`resource_change_event_topic`** *(string)*: Name of the event topic used to track resource deletion and upsertion events.
 
 - **`resource_deletion_event_type`** *(string)*: The type to use for events with deletion instructions.
 
diff --git a/config_schema.json b/config_schema.json
index cabec89..52b80f3 100644
--- a/config_schema.json
+++ b/config_schema.json
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
         "$ref": "#/definitions/SearchableClass"
       }
     },
-    "searchable_resource_events_topic": {
-      "title": "Searchable Resource Events Topic",
-      "description": "Name of the event topic used to track searchable resource deletion and upsertion events",
+    "resource_change_event_topic": {
+      "title": "Resource Change Event Topic",
+      "description": "Name of the event topic used to track resource deletion and upsertion events",
       "example": "searchable_resource",
       "env_names": [
-        "mass_searchable_resource_events_topic"
+        "mass_resource_change_event_topic"
       ],
       "type": "string"
     },
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
   },
   "required": [
     "searchable_classes",
-    "searchable_resource_events_topic",
+    "resource_change_event_topic",
     "resource_deletion_event_type",
     "resource_upsertion_event_type",
     "service_instance_id",
diff --git a/example_config.yaml b/example_config.yaml
index e3d5af6..8202412 100644
--- a/example_config.yaml
+++ b/example_config.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ kafka_servers:
 log_level: info
 openapi_url: /openapi.json
 port: 8080
+resource_change_event_topic: searchable_resource_events
 resource_deletion_event_type: searchable_resource_deleted
 resource_upsertion_event_type: searchable_resource_upserted
 searchable_classes:
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ searchable_classes:
       name: Study Type
     - key: study.project.alias
       name: Project Alias
-searchable_resource_events_topic: searchable_resource_events
 service_instance_id: '1'
 service_name: mass
 workers: 1
diff --git a/mass/adapters/inbound/event_sub.py b/mass/adapters/inbound/event_sub.py
index 0e0a921..02406ee 100644
--- a/mass/adapters/inbound/event_sub.py
+++ b/mass/adapters/inbound/event_sub.py
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 class EventSubTranslatorConfig(BaseSettings):
     """Config for the event subscriber"""
 
-    searchable_resource_events_topic: str = Field(
+    resource_change_event_topic: str = Field(
         ...,
         description=(
-            "Name of the event topic used to track searchable resource deletion "
+            "Name of the event topic used to track resource deletion "
             + "and upsertion events"
         ),
         example="searchable_resource",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class EventSubTranslator(EventSubscriberProtocol):
     def __init__(
         self, *, config: EventSubTranslatorConfig, query_handler: QueryHandlerPort
     ):
-        self.topics_of_interest = [config.searchable_resource_events_topic]
+        self.topics_of_interest = [config.resource_change_event_topic]
         self.types_of_interest = [
             config.resource_deletion_event_type,
             config.resource_upsertion_event_type,
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test_config.yaml b/tests/fixtures/test_config.yaml
index 9947916..fa169e8 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/test_config.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test_config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ searchable_classes:
         name: Field 1
       - key: "has_object.type"
         name: Object Type
-searchable_resource_events_topic: searchable_resource_events
+resource_change_event_topic: searchable_resource_events
 resource_deletion_event_type: searchable_resource_deleted
 resource_upsertion_event_type: searchable_resource_upserted
 service_instance_id: 001
diff --git a/tests/test_consumer.py b/tests/test_consumer.py
index 3a1c400..f48d204 100644
--- a/tests/test_consumer.py
+++ b/tests/test_consumer.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def test_resource_upsert(
     await joint_fixture.kafka.publish_event(
         payload=payload,
         type_=joint_fixture.config.resource_upsertion_event_type,
-        topic=joint_fixture.config.searchable_resource_events_topic,
+        topic=joint_fixture.config.resource_change_event_topic,
         key=f"dataset_embedded_{resource_id}",
     )
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ async def test_resource_delete(joint_fixture: JointFixture):
     await joint_fixture.kafka.publish_event(
         payload=resource_info.dict(),
         type_=joint_fixture.config.resource_deletion_event_type,
-        topic=joint_fixture.config.searchable_resource_events_topic,
+        topic=joint_fixture.config.resource_change_event_topic,
         key=f"dataset_embedded_{resource_info.accession}",
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_logging.py b/tests/test_logging.py
index bc74f31..7512652 100644
--- a/tests/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_logging.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ async def test_event_sub_logging(
     await joint_fixture.kafka.publish_event(
         payload=resource.dict(),
         type_=event_to_use,
-        topic=joint_fixture.config.searchable_resource_events_topic,
+        topic=joint_fixture.config.resource_change_event_topic,
         key=f"dataset_embedded_{resource.accession}",
     )