diff --git a/lib/event_source/configure/mode.rb b/lib/event_source/configure/mode.rb
index cbe438b..a3bbfdd 100644
--- a/lib/event_source/configure/mode.rb
+++ b/lib/event_source/configure/mode.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ def normal?
         @value == :normal
       end
 
-      def web?
-        @value == :web
+      def publisher?
+        @value == :publisher
       end
 
       def self.normal
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def self.normal
       def self.parse(mode_string)
         return normal if mode_string.blank?
         mode_sym = mode_string.to_sym
-        raise ::EventSource::Error::InvalidModeError, "\"#{mode_string}\" is an invalid mode. Must be empty, null, \"normal\", or \"web\"." if ![:web, :normal].include?(mode_sym)
+        raise ::EventSource::Error::InvalidModeError, "\"#{mode_string}\" is an invalid mode. Must be empty, null, \"normal\", or \"publisher\"." if ![:web, :publisher].include?(mode_sym)
         self.new(mode_string.to_sym)
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/event_source/protocols/amqp/bunny_queue_proxy.rb b/lib/event_source/protocols/amqp/bunny_queue_proxy.rb
index 63f69b5..6f439fb 100644
--- a/lib/event_source/protocols/amqp/bunny_queue_proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/event_source/protocols/amqp/bunny_queue_proxy.rb
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ def subscribe(subscriber_klass, bindings)
           @channel_proxy.subject.prefetch(prefetch)
 
           # Do not spawn consumers in the 'webserver' mode
-          if ::EventSource.config.mode.web?
-            logger.debug "In web mode, not booting subscription"
+          if ::EventSource.config.mode.publisher?
+            logger.debug "In publisher mode, not booting subscription"
             return
           end