diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 98b7a3e2..226c030e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ ENV ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG=${ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG} \
     VALIDATE_COFFEE=${VALIDATE_COFFEE} \
     VALIDATE_CSS=${VALIDATE_CSS} \
     VALIDATE_DART=${VALIDATE_DART} \
-    VALIDATE_DOCKER=${VALIDATE_DOCKER} \
-    VALIDATE_DOCKER_HADOLINT=${VALIDATE_DOCKER_HADOLINT} \
+    VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE=${VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE} \
+    VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT=${VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT} \
     VALIDATE_EDITORCONFIG=${VALIDATE_EDITORCONFIG} \
     VALIDATE_ENV=${VALIDATE_ENV} \
     VALIDATE_GO=${VALIDATE_GO} \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 324a5aae..295826a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ But if you wish to select or exclude specific linters, we give you full control
 | **VALIDATE_COFFEE**              | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Coffeescript language .                                                                                                     |
 | **VALIDATE_CSS**                 | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the CSS language.                                                                                                               |
 | **VALIDATE_DART**                | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Dart language.                                                                                                              |
-| **VALIDATE_DOCKER**              | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Docker language.                                                                                                            |
-| **VALIDATE_DOCKER_HADOLINT**     | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Docker language.                                                                                                            |
+| **VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE**              | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Docker language.                                                                                                            |
+| **VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT**     | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Docker language.                                                                                                            |
 | **VALIDATE_EDITORCONFIG**        | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process with the editorconfig.                                                                                                             |
 | **VALIDATE_ENV**                 | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the ENV language.                                                                                                               |
 | **VALIDATE_GO**                  | `true`                | Flag to enable or disable the linting process of the Golang language.                                                                                                            |
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index ab5c4d0f..9912e1a2 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ VALIDATE_CLOJURE="${VALIDATE_CLOJURE}"                               # Boolean t
 VALIDATE_COFFEE="${VALIDATE_COFFEE}"                                 # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_CSS="${VALIDATE_CSS}"                                       # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_DART="${VALIDATE_DART}"                                     # Boolean to validate language
-VALIDATE_DOCKER="${VALIDATE_DOCKER}"                                 # Boolean to validate language
-VALIDATE_DOCKER_HADOLINT="${VALIDATE_DOCKER_HADOLINT}"               # Boolean to validate language
+VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE="${VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE}"                                 # Boolean to validate language
+VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT="${VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT}"               # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_EDITORCONFIG="${VALIDATE_EDITORCONFIG}"                     # Boolean to validate files with editorconfig
 VALIDATE_ENV="${VALIDATE_ENV}"                                       # Boolean to validate language
 VALIDATE_GO="${VALIDATE_GO}"                                         # Boolean to validate language
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ fi
 ##################
 # DOCKER LINTING #
 ##################
-if [ "${VALIDATE_DOCKER}" == "true" ]; then
+if [ "${VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE}" == "true" ]; then
   #########################
   # Lint the docker files #
   #########################
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ fi
 ###########################
 # DOCKER LINTING HADOLINT #
 ###########################
-if [ "${VALIDATE_DOCKER_HADOLINT}" == "true" ]; then
+if [ "${VALIDATE_DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT}" == "true" ]; then
   #########################
   # Lint the docker files #
   #########################